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Tags: implements

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Ivory sled runner Arctic, Inuit 83.1507 Fossil Ivory
Seal effigy toggle Arctic, Inuit 83.1159 Ivory
Expanded obsidian core Mesoamerican 61.8611 obsidian
Inuit cutting tool made from steel with an ivory handle Arctic, Aleut 84.1372 Ivory, Steel
Ivory harpoon foreshaft Arctic, Inuit 83.1845 Ivory
Large chipped obsidian spike Mesoamerican 61.8780 obsidian
Standard sized axe shaped smelted copper Mesoamerican; Tarascan 63.261 copper
Ivory drill bow with scrimshawed design Arctic, Inuit 83.1145 Ivory, Leather
Ivory sinker Arctic, Inuit 83.1478 Ivory
Ivory fire drill base Arctic, Inuit 83.1382 Ivory
Ivory sled runner Arctic, Inuit 83.1512 Fossil Ivory
Ivory harpoon foreshaft Arctic, Inuit 83.1846 Ivory
Elk horn hide scraper Native American; Plains 83.1995 elk born, leather, sinew, metal
Inuit scraper made from wood, leather, and metal Arctic, Inuit 84.1374 Wood, Leather, Metal
Ivory harpoon foreshaft Arctic, Inuit 83.1847 Ivory
Large bi-facially chipped obsidian blade Mesoamerican 61.8782 mahogany variety of obsidian
Bow drill with hide string and scrimshaw decoration Arctic, Inuit 83.1146 Ivory
Bow drill with hide string and scrimshaw decoration Arctic, Inuit 83.1148 Ivory, Leather
Ivory sinker Arctic, Inuit 83.1479 Ivory
Ivory bow with scrimshawed design Arctic, Inuit 83.1398 Ivory, Leather