68.105.14, sled runner of ivory
Alaskan Arctic
Donated by Mrs. Helen A. de S. Canaverro
Photograph by B. Bernard
Based on this object's shape and wear marks, you might make a good guess
as to its function. Much better to have seen a complete Arctic sled, with
such a runner attached to it! Archaeologists can learn about sleds and
their parts by studying sleds in museums, by reading
ethnological accounts
of Arctic life, or by learning about artifacts from living people who
still use them.
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