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Bird bone awls
Object Number 32-12-30/11
Display Title Bird bone awls
Descriptions
Inventory Description 2 bone awls.
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tupi?
  • Quayaki?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Paraguay / <State> / <County> / San Juaqui / Soto Villa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay, northeast; upland section of territory
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (4 13/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 32-12-30/11

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