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Shark's tooth with serrated sides. Broken at the top, most likely worn as a pendant.
Shark's tooth pendant with serrated sides and a suspension hole drilled at the top.
Shark tooth pendant, with serrated sides and broken suspension hole at the top.
Seal tooth pendant. Notch at root end for suspending (possibly a broken suspension hole).
Mostly complete fishhook point or pendant, small part broken off base and tip. Suspension hole and knob at the base. One external barb and two internal barbs. Serrations along the external side from tip to base and on the internal side of the barbs.
Complete pendant made from a seal tooth. Sides of the root have been carved to form a square cross-section. Suspension hole at the root end.
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Complete curved fishhook point with notches at base. Made from a seal's tooth.
Complete pendant made from a seal tooth. Two perforations at the root.
Complete fishhook point. Curved and barbed with serrations. Knob and perforation at base.
incomplete curved fishhook point. The tip is missing, leaving the point and base. Perforation in the base. About 20 serrations up the exterior edge.
incomplete curved fishhook point, the tip, point and part of the base is present. A perforation was drilled through the base though half is gone. No barb. About 14 serrations up one edge.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining. Perforation through base, which is hollow. Knob on lower external side. Serrations along external side. Upper tip not present, but evidence of barb just before break, Manufactured from a seal tooth.
Complete pendant made from an animal tooth. Surface has been smoothed, flattened at the root. Tooth has been cut so that tip is not longer present. Unusual in that suspension hole has been drilled into the tooth rather than at the root like most pendants.
Mostly complete shark's tooth pendant. Burnt with a broken suspension hole at the root. Sides of the root have been squared off. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
Mostly complete shark's tooth pendant. Burnt with two broken suspension holes at the root. Sides of the root have been squared off. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
Complete shark's tooth pendant. Burnt with a suspension hole at the root. Sides of the root have been squared off. Naturally-occurring serrations along the sides from the gum line to the tip.
Complete shark tooth pendant. Three suspension holesare drilled into the root, two are chipped. The suspension holes are drilled from both sides.
Complete shark tooth pendant. Two suspension holesare drilled into the root. The suspension holes are drilled from both sides.
Complete shark tooth pendant. Two suspension holes are drilled into the root,both are chipped. The suspension holes are drilled from both sides.
Complete shark's tooth pendant. Burnt with suspension hole at root. Sides of the root have been squared off. Naturally-occurring serrations (a few have broken off) along the sides from the gum line to the tip.