Alaskan Artifacts!

[old digger]

Herewith are some aquired artifacts from Alaska. #1. (top), is what appears to be for sewing. #2. (next one down), is an ivory awl. #3, (Lower left) Unknown? #4. (lower right), Seal tooth pendant.

Now if anyone has any idea what #3. is, your help is much appreciated. Thanks for viewing!




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[Tnmountains]

Ice pick ?
Alaska Eskimo Artifact Tool Ivory & bone carvings

Cool tools.

I saw a large collection of Aleutian island stuff one time. Wild stuff.

Check out that site. Some ancient some new.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Nice Alaskan artifacts Old Digger. I really like all the Bone and Ivory pieces from up there.

Here is my tray of Alaskan artifacts I put together when I was doing my States Collection.

 

[larson1951]

wow dennis
you sure have a lot of interesting artifacts

Africa? now Alaska?
pretty cool man

i can't figure out why you have only got a few comments that is stuff you don't see very much

 

[Tnmountains]

Any luck on the I.D yet? Great patina on them.

 

[larson1951]

Any luck on the I.D yet? Great patina on them.

hey yes dennis
i am thinking and hoping some one is gonna chime in here with some good input about those nice pcs

 

[old digger]

Nice Alaskan artifacts Old Digger. I really like all the Bone and Ivory pieces from up there.

Here is my tray of Alaskan artifacts I put together when I was doing my States Collection.

Thanks for sharing Grim Reaper, I see you even have a slate point and, a slate knife. That is cool!

 

[old digger]

Any luck on the I.D yet? Great patina on them.

No, But with 130+ views, I was hoping for some more responses. Here are a few more pics.





The stem seems to be more or less square. Maybe it was fashioned this way to keep in a certain direction?

 

[rock]

If it were stone I would guess it being a Bird Stone Bust. But I dont know if they made them in that area.

 

[old digger]

Thanks Rock! It looks too much like some type of tool. At first I was thinking that it may be part of a sled runner, but I am not so sure on that one. It would be much larger I think.

 

[Twitch]

No, But with 130+ views, I was hoping for some more responses. Here are a few more pics.


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The stem seems to be more or less square. Maybe it was fashioned this way to keep in a certain direction?

Cool stuff.

Can you please post of picture of the bottom? I'm having some crazy thoughts and don't want to make a complete fool of myself quite yet.

 

[old digger]

Another photo.

 

[Twitch]

Thanks for the additional photo - I was thinking the bottom would possibly show a great deal of wear. Unfortunately I don't have any idea what to make of that. One thing I think you can say with certainty is that this artifact is part of a compound tool. The square top would only be needed to fit into a socket.

Wish I could help.

 

[old digger]

Thanks for the additional photo - I was thinking the bottom would possibly show a great deal of wear. Unfortunately I don't have any idea what to make of that. One thing I think you can say with certainty is that this artifact is part of a compound tool. The square top would only be needed to fit into a socket.

Wish I could help.

I was thinking the same on the square part, Thanks for your input.

 

[tncreeker]

I think it was a pick axe of some sort. The square end fit into a bone? OK, so I know nothing about Alaskan artifacts, but thats how I see this as a tool.

 

[Get-the-point]

My two cent is that it is some sort of hide stretcher or moccasin former.........like what they have in modern times to keep shoes formed............lol...........

 

[tncreeker]

But its only 2 inches long. Little shoes.

 

[Get-the-point]

Ok missed the measurement. Another thought on this though is that it is a weapon. I'm thinking a seal head cracker. Almost makes sense.......Again my two cents......up to 4 cents now......

 

[1more4me]

I'll wager a guess--- how a bout a Lip plug or a button. Kind of oblong for lip plug unless intended for cheek. But has the nice post of a button too. My really first guess was sewing awl but those tend to have target holes or grooves to run the needle out. I'm going with lip plug for the cheek, no button with hole broke off, no lip plug... Yeah lip plug. <---I don't think I'm sure.

PEACE

 

[talaska]

Herewith are some aquired artifacts from Alaska. #1. (top), is what appears to be for sewing. #2. (next one down), is an ivory awl. #3, (Lower left) Unknown? #4. (lower right), Seal tooth pendant.

Now if anyone has any idea what #3. is, your help is much appreciated. Thanks for viewing!


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Item # 3 is an Eskimo atlatl (spear thrower) ivory spur. It would have been inset into the end of the wooden atlatl and hooks into the back of the spear (dart) to launch it.