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Object Number
19-22-10/93283
Display Title
Ground stone/whet stone
Descriptions
Object Description
Skinning stone.
Inventory Description
Ground stone, rounded at both ends, wedge shaped along length
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Washington County
/
East Machias
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Holme's Bay
Materials
Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 × 5 × 2.5 cm (5 5/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
93283; m26
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Arlo Bates
(1919)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Oric Bates
(1919)
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