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Object Number
86-51-10/81012
Display Title
Porpoise bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
3 animal bone fragments, possibly porpoise bone?
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Lincoln County
/
<City>
/
Whaleback Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 7.6 × 6.6 × 1.9 cm (3 × 2 5/8 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
81012
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/2007 | Porpoise carved in bone |
Raw Material
Carving |
Alaska
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Porpoise
| 64-20-00/N8770.0 | Porpoise |
Faunal Remain
| ||
| 69-30-10/2008 | Porpoise carved in bone |
Raw Material
Carving |
Alaska
| |
| 86-51-10/81013 | Bones |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 67-24-10/630 | Porpoise hook |
Fishhook
|
North America
| |
| 35-123-10/5198 | 2-tined seal, porpoise, or lobster spear |
Spear
|
Maine
| |
| 17-17-10/87177 | Porpoise feast dish of cedar |
Dish
|
Gwa I
| |
| 2004.29.23346 | Studio portrait of man with porpoise tooth necklace |
Solomon islands
| ||
| 69-30-10/1951 | Bone charm, whale |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2003.1.2659 | Headband (peue ei) |
Headband
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 27-5-70/D3014 | Headdress |
Necklace
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 985-27-10/58953 | Tlingit closed twine basket. 3 bands of false embroidery in red and black. |
Raw Material
Basket |
Alaska
|