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Worked bone, bird bone perforator, broken at one end
Worked bone, bird bone perforator, broken at one end
Object Number 19-22-10/92953
Display Title Worked bone, bird bone perforator, broken at one end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Worked bone, bird bone perforator, broken at one end
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Knox County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Golden Cove; basin
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm (1 3/4 × 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 92953
Provenance
Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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Worked bone, bird bone shafts tapered to a point at one end, broken at opposite end, possible perforators
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Utilized bone
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Perforator
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Perforator
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Needle
Perforator
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Perforator
Needle
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