Object 3
- Name: Fox jaw bone
2) Describe the object
- Approx 4 inches long
- Smooth and ridged
- Ivory/light beige color
- Pointy and sharp in some areas
3) What is the intended function of the object
- while animal was alive used to eat, bite, hold shape to face, organic processes
- Decoration
- Spiritual
- Divination
- Religion
- Ancestors
- Jewelry
- Tool Use
4) What is the Cultural Context
- Geographical connections to the world
- Face shape/function
- Speach
- Archeology
- Religious ceremony
- Ancestor worship
- Taboo [Ed Gein dug up bodies and made art with human bones]
- Vulture Culture
5) Do you have a personal connection to this item?
Yes I do. I have always had a fascination with bones. Death does not scare me. I am the tender of graves and relics. I was angry last year that after my hip replacement they would not give me my bone they cut off back. That was a Class 1 relic they just threw away.
6) Ways object can be manipulated
- Break into pieces
- Ground to dust
- Carved
- Drilled
- Painted
- Bleached
- Dissolved
- Grow crystal on
7) Mental Associations 3 things similar
- Death
- Teeth
- Eating
8) 3 things in contrast
- Life
- Birth defects
- Arthritis