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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.4.13.540.1	Pick, ice	Native North American ice pick and fire starter made from polished ivory. One end of the part of ivory is carved into a thick, dull, point. The other end was used as a fire starter. A hole was rubbed onto a flat part of the ivory, indicating the use.
2	00.4.13.540.3	Pick, ice	Blunt ice pick made of polished ivory. One end has axe like features while the other end has a clear cut cross section. The cross section indicates a clear image as to the type of ivory the ice pick is made from, walrus tusk.
3	00.70.28	Axe	Ivory fossilized walrus tusk axe head. Appears structurally stron with no risk of disfigurement and no areas of insecurity. Artifact is Cream in color, with brown specks. There are some signs of wear, discoloration and dulling due to us. There a number of lengthwise cracks that do not appear to be compromising structure in any way. There is a miniscule chip near the chiseled edge. The secondary dentine layer appears to have fallen out of natural causes rather than intentionally hollowed by the user.
4	1989.43.116	Bead	Trade; Cornaline d'Alleppo. 5 beads, melted together. Three white and two red over green. Color: RD,WH,GR
5	1989.43.118	Bead	Trade; Wound bead.. Color: BL
6	1989.43.55	Breastplate	Breastplate segment; runner section; has four holes through it.
7	1989.60.13	Fishhook	Made from bone. A long thin sharpened piece of bone is connected to a smaller sharpened at an angle. Discolored from use.
8	1990.42.42	Pendant	Pendant made from a walrus molar. Hole drilled in the root end for a string or chain. The ivory is carved into a teardrop shape and is smooth.
9	2003.14.2	Scraper	Long bone shaft carved at top with 2 3/4'' extending off shaft. Two holes in bottom with string laced through. Bone very porous on carved section and underneath extending piece, and at bottom.
10	2006.9.13	bone, worked	The bone is roughly spike shaped -- the piece gradually narrows from one end to the other. The wider side is darker in color and porous--running along the length the piece flattens and terminates in a small rounded tip. Clear indication of carving in the mid section to create a point.
11	2006.9.14	Fragment	Very rough-shaped oblong wood piece; a notched portion juts out and widens the fragment. A large 1/2-in wide depression has been whittled into the middle of the fragment. The depression shows similarities to tools used for starting fires.
12	2006.9.16	ivory fragment	broken fragment with multiple faces. The underside and side are smooth and flat, while the other sides of the piece are smoothed into a flat semicylinder. The two ends appear unfinished and are rough. Color: TN
13	2006.9.18	ivory fragment	the piece gradually narrows from one end to the other. The top of the piece is rough and unpolished. The underside is slightly concave and smooth. One end of the piece appears to have been broken. Color: TN and GY
14	2006.9.19	ivory fragment	this piece is semi-cylindrical with a flat bottom of two, slightly unparallel polished planes. One end is rough and striated showing layers of ivory. The mid-section of the piece is polished and rounded into a semi-cylinder. The other end has been notched into the midsection and this plane is polished. Color: TN
15	2006.9.20	ivory fragment	a broken piece; one side is polished smooth into a semi-cylinder. The underside is more rough with a peak runnin the width of the piece. A short knob-like piece juts from one edge of this peak. Color: BR and TN
16	2006.9.21	ivory fragment	rough fragment in a roughly conical shape. The sides are flattened and the piece narrows to a blunt tip. Color: TN
17	2006.9.22	ivory fragment	long broken fragment in a rough pyramid shape. One side is polished smooth and rounded. The other two sides are flat. The piece narrows to a dull point and the back end has been broken and is rough. The narrow tip also appears broken. Color: TN
18	2006.9.23	ivory fragment	a long, slender pyramidal-shaped piece with smooth polished sides that narrows to a sharp tip. The blunt end appears broken and is very rough-edged. Color: TN
19	2006.9.24	ivory fragment	a long rectangular piece that narrows slightly towards one end. Three sides are smooth and flat; the fourth side is rough and appears broken. The two ends appear broken and are rough and uneven. Color: BR
20	2006.9.25	ivory fragment	a clyindrical piece that slightly narrows towards one end. The piece is smooth. Two small notches have been made near the wider end of the piece. The wide end is rough and appears broken off. The narrow end is smoothed diagonally. Color: TN
21	2006.9.28	ivory fragment	a short cylindrical piece that narrows very slightly towards one end. The piece is polished fairly smooth. One set of etchings can be seen near the edge. Each end of the cylinder are rough and appear broken or very roughly shaped. Color: BR
22	2006.9.3	Adornment	Small carved figure of a fox head. The piece is roughly tear-shaped with a flat base; one side tapers into the fox's muzzle, and the other side has two small ridges that compose the ears. The eyes and tip of the nose are indicated with small painted dots.
23	2006.9.30	sleigh	a long flat piece that has been shaped smooth, but still porous. Two holes have been cut about an inch apart in the middle of the length. Either end of the piece appears roughly broken off. A small rounded peg is inserted into one of the middle holes. Color: TN and BR
24	2006.9.31	breastplate	piece is long and narrow. One side of the piece is slightly convex and both sides are smooth. Pairs of slits are on either end, as well as a pair in the middle of the piece. There are slight nicks on the convex sides. Color: BR
25	2006.9.32	sleigh	Excellently crafted. Underside of piece is shaped flat and smooth. The upperside is slightly rounded and shaped flat. Each edge is smoothed and uniform in width. A smooth hole lies on either end of the piece; a third hole is in the center of the piece. Color: BR
26	2006.9.33	sleigh	underside of piece is shaped flat and smooth. The upperside is slightly rounded and polished smooth. Two holes are cut through the piece near one end. All edges are smooth, except for one end; that end appears broken off and is rough. Color: TN
27	2006.9.39	needle, netmaking	this large needle is narrow at the base, then widens into a triangular-shaped shaft. The shaft gradually flattens back into a narrowed, flat-edged tip. Two narrow triangular-shaped slits pass horizontally through the piece near the base. The piece is tan with mottled borwn spots; the piece is brown at the top. Color: TN and BR
28	2006.9.4	Adornment	Small carved figure of a fox head. The piece is roughly tear-shaped with a flat base; one side tapers into the fox's muzzle, and the other side has two small ridges that compose the ears. The eyes and tip of the nose are indicated with small painted dots.
29	2006.9.40	hook	this hook is flat and has a shallow hook on the tip. The piece then widens into a flattened handle. The piece appears broken, as the base is jagged. This piece is smooth but not polished; several shallow grooves run perpendicular to the piece along one side of the piece. Color: TN and GY
30	2006.9.41	hook	a long smooth cylindrical piece. The bottom flattens and the piece gradually narrows until 1 5/8 in from the tip; here it juts wider by 1/16 in and then narrows again to a thin, 1/4-in-wide tip. It appears that the hook has broken off. Color: TN
31	2006.9.42	hook	a long slender piece; its base is rough, unfinished and narrow. The piece immediately widens. The length of the shaft is in a flattened diamond-shape with rounded edges. The piece narrows, then widens again by 1/16 in, then narrows again to a 1/4 in-wide thin tip. The hook appears to be broken or worn off significantly. Color: GY and TN
32	2006.9.44	spear, fish	long four-sided point with rounded edges. One end abruptly narrows and a sharpened point extends out of the piece. The other end has broken off and left a diagonal cleavage point. Color: TN
33	2006.9.45	Spear	the tip of this spear point is broken and now the tip is dull. The piece is long and slender; the piece is roughly triangular in shape. A sharpened hook juts from the tip towards the base. The main shaft widens towards the base, then abruptly narrows and formas a sharp point. Color: BR
34	2006.9.46	line guide	long, slender, roughly cylindrical shaft. While one end appears unfinished or broken, the other end of the shaft has a 1/2 in-wide notch, leaving a bifurcated tail end. Color: BR
35	2006.9.47	finger rest	an L-shaped polished piece of ivory with a large hole at the base of the vertical portion. Underneath the base, there are some slight ridges. Color: TN
36	2006.9.48	drill	an asymmetrical (possibly due to breakage) w-shaped piece. The bottom of the piece has been broken off and is flat. One end of the piece juts upwards, as does the middle. The middle jut has a 1/4 in hole passing through. The othe rend of the piece is fairly flat and slanted downwards (it may have been broken off). Color: CR
37	2006.9.49	ivory fragment	an elongated-egg-shaped piece. Each end comes to a dull point. The piece is rough with varying coloration from light orange to brown. A long crack runs half the length of the piece and extends through the width of the piece. Color: TN and BR
38	2006.9.50	harpoon	the head of the point is in the shape of an elongated spade that narrows and flattens to a sharp tip. The back end of the point rises vertically at a 45` angle, and a small notch creates a bifurcated tip. A large hole is on the back end; two small holes near the back on either side create a tunnel through the width of the point's midsection. Color: TN
39	2006.9.51	harpoon	the head of the point is barbed (five barbs total) and narrows to a polished tip. The back end of the point is in the shape of an isoceles triangle, pointing in the opposite direction than the head of the point. There is a small oval tunnel that cuts through the base of the head. Color: TN
40	2006.9.52	harpoon	this piece appears broken; all that remains is the front of the head. The tip is flattened and narrows to a point. A 3/16 in-diameter hole lies in the middle of the head. Behind this hole are two notched slits that cut diagonally through the head. A 1/16 in-deep notch is cut out between the two slits on one side of the head. Color: TN
41	2006.9.53	dart	A small point with five barbs along the head of the point, ending with a narrowed polished tip. A narrow oval hole extends through the width of the point at the base of the head. A flat nub extends out of the back end of the point. Color: TN
42	2006.9.54	spear, fish	a polished piece with mottled coloration. A sharp tip widens into a flattened diamond-shaped shaft. A barb juts off to one side of the shaft. The shaft rounds out into a cylindrical shape at the base. The shaft abruptly narrows and sharpens into a narrow point. Several small notches are on this point. Color: TN and BR
43	2006.9.55	spear, fish	a slender, very flat spear point. The sharp tip widens into a flattened diamond-shaped shaft. 1 3/8in from the tip, a short barb juts out of the shaft. At this point the piece rounds into a cylindrical shape, then abruptly narrows again into a flattened 1/8 in-wide by 7/8 in-long nubbed tip. Color: BR
44	2006.9.56	harpoon	the foreshaft of the point is in the shape of an elongated spade, which tapers and comes to a sharp tip. The back end of the point rises vertically at a 45` angle, and the back has a large, deep hole. Two shallow indentations on the sides of the back end of the point lead to a round hole that extends through the width of the point's midsection. Color: TN
45	2006.9.59	labret	oval pice, in a slightly hour-glass shape. Top and bottom flat surfaces are slightly concave. All surfaces are polished smooth. Color: TN
46	2006.9.6	barb, lance	Long, narrow, slightly curved piece. One half is polished smooth to a point; other half is notched and roughened covering half of the barb, with a small hole near the tip. The smooth point has a piece broken off from use. The entire surface is darkened and stained.
47	2006.9.60	finger rest	an irregularly-shaped piece. The base is concave and is polished smooth. The remainder of the piece is unpolished. The piece is cylindrical and narrows to a very blunt point. The point is very irregular and bumpy. Color: TN
48	2006.9.67	amulet	This piece's coloration is spotty. The piece itself arcs slightly. The piece begins with a small nob which widens into a cylindrical shaft that narrows and arcs to a nubbed point. Several small notches lie at the base of the small nob. Color: TN and BR
49	2006.9.69	barb, lance	This long arced piece has four rough sides that taper to a point on either end. Two adjoining sides of the piece are rough and unpolished. The other two sides on the convex portion of the arc are polished. Half of the length of these sides are notched to form grooves. Color: TN
50	2006.9.9	Gold	a clear cylindircal vial containing a small amount of tiny gold flakes. The top of the vial is covered with cream-colored tape. On the tape are the words "panned in Nome Alaska"