Base of antler and piece of brow of uncastrated reindeer. [DCF Court Team 5/12/2002]

Collection type: Object
Description: Base of antler and piece of brow of uncastrated reindeer. [DCF Court Team 5/12/2002]
Geographical reference: Norway
Europe > Northern Europe > Norway; Finnmark
Cultural groups: Norwegian
Person: Field collector Ørnulv Vorren; PRM source Ørnulv Vorren
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1952
Date collected: By 1952
Acquisition information: Donated: 1952
Materials and processes: Material Reindeer Antler Animal
Dimensions: Length: max 98 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1952.1.12
Associated publications: Illustrated in black and white as Plate XVII, 1 and 2 in Pictures of Ivory and other Animal Teeth, Bone and Antler by T. K. Penniman (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, Occasional Paper on Technology, 5). The illustration is captioned as follows: 'Left to right: antler of uncastrated reindeer; of animal castrated one year ago; of animal castrated more than one year ago; upper view. The spongy centre increases yearly in the castrated animal' and 'The same, basal view. The hollow at the root increases each year after castration'. [MJD 19/08/2011]

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