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Ivory sled runner / Native American; 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: 
Native American; Inuit
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska
Materials/Techniques: 
fossil ivory
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Sled Runner
Accession No: 
83.1507
Department: 
Anthropology
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