Bear Tooth

53-54-503

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-503
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Storage House, Subsurface Pit #15
Period Old Town II
Section American
Materials Bear Tooth
Description

Carved bear canine. Very shiny. Used to smooth baskets to make water tight?

Length 6 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Thickness 1 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 410 - Field No SF

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