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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Inuit
Title:Netting Tool
Date Made:19th century
Type:Tool - Agricultural
Materials:ivory (walrus)
Place Made:United States; Alaska; Northern Alaska; Little Diomede Island; Inuit Nunangat (Northern Canada--Nunavut, northern Ontario, Newfoundland, Labrador, Northwest Territories)
Measurements:6 1/8 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.; 15.5575 x 1.5875 x 1.1113 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1960.146
Credit Line:Gift of Charlotte Heussy McAllister, class of 1930
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This carved walrus ivory tool was used to make large nets. It features a small hole for thread, a pointed end, and a dull end. AP2018

Tags:
walrus

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