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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Alaska Native; Yupik or Iñupiat
Title:Fossilized tusk
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting; Paleontology
Materials:Fossilized ivory
Place Made:North America; United States; Alaska
Measurements:Overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 in; 10.795 cm x 2.54 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.1414.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Burnished mottled fossilized tusk, flattened on one side and rounded on the other. Hole bored through the end. Labeled as a fish hook.

Tags:
ancient; Native American; indigenous people; archaeology

Subjects:
Indigenous peoples; Indians of North America; Civilization, Ancient; archaeological objects

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