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Bone awl
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Object Number 39-97-10/20004
Display Title Bone awl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone point, worked
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Locality
Localities / <North America> / <United States> / <Reservations> / Hopi Reservation
Intrasite Test 55, room 8, 50-100 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1939)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1939)
Agency Control Bureau of Indian Affairs

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