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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