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Ivory sled runner / Arctic, Inuit

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Inuit sled runner made from ivory.

These are the base of a sled and allow it to glide easily and quickly across the snow and ice.

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Title(s): 
Ivory sled runner
Culture: 
Arctic, Inuit
Date: 
1800s
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska
Materials/Techniques: 
Fossil Ivory
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Sled Runner
Accession No: 
83.1458
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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