[Nhcoll-l] Alaskan Wood Experts Needed

[Lena Hernandez]

Hi all,

I apologize for the cross posting.

I need some help with an interesting one... I had a woman come in wanting to donate some "mastodon ivory" that her father had brought back from Alaska in 1941. She brought it in for me to look at and it definitely appears to be vegetable, rather than animal or mineral.  I have attached some pictures to see if anyone can identify it. We aren't taking it in, but she wants to learn what exactly it is that her father brought back all those years ago.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Lena

Lena Hernandez
Collections Manager & Registrar

Museum of Science & History
1025 Museum Circle
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904)396-6674 x212
lhernandez at themosh.org<mailto:lhernandez at themosh.org>

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