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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0045   CAS 1992-0003-0045; Handle (?)
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Handle (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Fragment of curved handle (?) with small hole drilled at one end and at midpoint and portion of large drilled hole at other end; Lateral extension at midpoint appears to be a bridge that possibly connected to a mirror image of extant fragment; The "bridge" is flanked on both ends by portions of long, longitudinal slots, both of which are outlined by shallow, incised lines, with double paired incised lines pendant from them.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.1, Width = 1.5, Length = 18.2