Nail-pin made of mammoth tusk

This object is made of a mammoth tusk in the form of a rod with a small flattened top resembling a nail head. The rod is round in cross section as well as its head-pommel. A spiral-designed rifled ornament is applied along its entire surface. The ornament was applied to the polished surface with a thin and sharp edge tool – a knife or a burin. The surface of the head is smooth, slightly beveled compared to the rod. The lower end is broken off, its original shape is unknown to us. Based on the size, length and thickness of the pin, it could hardly be used for actions requiring the application of force. It could not be driven in or stuck into a hard surface.
The pin could have been used as a piercing, but was most likely used as a hairpin or decoration. This is a unique product of the Upper Paleolithic period in the territory of Northern Eurasia.