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Object Number
29-43-50/B4781
Display Title
Bone scraper - Probably used by enslaved person to scrape perspiration off cheeks.
Descriptions
Object Description
Long bone tool carved from a single piece of flat bone. The wider end has been hollowed on the convex side creating a spoon-like utensil. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description
Spoon, curved bone slat, ridged one side, shallow spoon one end, other broken
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm (10 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4781
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