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Crochet Hook



Ivory

Object
5 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. (12.7 x 0.635 x 0.635 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 46.E1.9
Acquisition Date: 1946 or earlier
Geography: North and Central America, Greenland, West Greenland
Classification: Tools and Equipment; Arts and Crafts Tools
Culture/Nationality: Inuit, Greenlandic

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  • crochet hooks - Small generally straight implements used for looping stitches over one another in crochet.
  • ivory - The modified form of dentin derived from animal teeth. The most common example is from the tusks of mature elephants; similar material is obtained from any tusked or large-toothed mammal such as a walrus or narwhal.

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