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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear Amy,<br>
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In the Arctic, recently shed caribou antler seems to be preferred, and as in some other parts of the world, antler is used for tools even in the near absence of bone. I’ve attached an article that touches on some of these questions,<br>
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Genny<br>
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Genevieve LeMoine<br>
Curator/Registrar<br>
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center<br>
Bowdoin College<br>
9500 College Station<br>
Brunswick, Maine 04011<br>
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207-725-3304 (voice)<br>
207-725-3499 (fax)<br>
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<a href="glemoine@bowdoin.edu">glemoine@bowdoin.edu</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/">http://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/</a><br>
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<a href="http://capesheridan.wordpress.com">http://capesheridan.wordpress.com</a><br>
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