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Description

Graver with an iron blade set into a handle made from antler. The blade has been sharpened along one edge and at the tip. The handle consists of a piece of antler that has been split along the long axis. The resulting two pieces have matching grooves at one end, and were rejoined after the blade was inserted. Part of the handle has been cut away, leaving a slight step at each end. A cord of braided sinew is wrapped around the handle below the step at each end. A red ochre stain is visible on one face of this tool.

Information from the Smithsonian

FROM CARD: "ILLUS: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 5, ARCTIC, PG. 353, FIG. 7B. TOOL MADE OF 2 PIECES OF BONE BOUND TOGETHER WITH SINEW, WITH A SHORT METAL BLADE SET IN THE TIP. IT WAS PROBABLY USED FOR ENGRAVING IVORY."

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E2096-0
  • Object Type: graver
  • Materials: iron, antler, sinew, ochre
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, lashing, staining, grooving
  • Tags: tool

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