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Object Number
17-34-10/A3481
Display Title
Tree shell "bark shredder"
Descriptions
Object Description
Tree shell "bark shredder"
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, worked, rectangular, curved, burned 1 end.
Classification
- Worked Wood
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Cave 6
Intrasite
General digging
Additional Geographic Terms
White Dog Cave, 2.5 miles south of
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 10 x 3 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
A3481
Provenance
Provenance
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
Provenance
Samuel J. Guernsey
(1917)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-34-10/A3548 | Tree shell ("Bark shredder") |
Wood
|
Cave 10
| |
| 17-17-10/87092 | Bark shredder, made of whale scapula. Used for red cedar. |
Woodworking
|
Gwa I
Kwakiutl Village | |
| 17-17-10/87091 | Bark shredder of yew |
Unclassified
|
Kwakiutl Village
| |
| 17-17-10/87090 | Bark shredder of yew |
Tools
|
Gwa I
Kwakiutl Village | |
| 05-7-10/65483 | Bone bark shredder |
Scraper
|
Vancouver Island
| |
| 05-7-10/65488 | Bark shredder |
Scraper
|
Washington
| |
| 2004.24.32268.1 | Whalebone bark shredder |
British Columbia
| ||
| 38-60-30/1836 | Shredder made from a plant stem with small spines, used to shred platanos for co |
Scraper
|
Ecuador
| |
| 30-24-10/A7224 | Tree shell trowels |
Worked Wood
|
Kelley Cave
| |
| 25-4-10/A6001 | Tree shell "trowel" |
Worked Wood
|
Site 13
| |
| 16-9-10/A3201 | Wooden object - tree shell |
Worked Wood
|
White Dog Cave
| |
| 25-4-10/A6124 | Tree shell trowel |
Worked Wood
|
Site 25
|