Bone points

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Object Number 19-22-10/93236

Display Title Bone points

Descriptions

Object Description Marrow suckers.

Inventory Description Worked bone, tapered bird bone shaft fragments, and one bone point, 5 are sewn onto paper card

Classification

Utilized bone
Point

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Maine / Hancock County / <City> / Shell heap

Additional Geographic Terms Kimball's Island

Materials Bone

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 8.5 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm (3 3/8 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)

Quantity 7

Label on object 93236; G4; G5; G6; G7; G8; KIMBALL'S

Provenance

Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)

Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	19-22-10/93015	Worked bone, bird bone shafts tapered to a point at one end, broken at opposite end, possible perforators	Utilized bone	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92796	Bone points	Point	Shell heap
	2001.29.6230	Expedition: Man and a woman sitting with a group of children; one is wrapped in striped cloth		Cho/ana
	69-30-10/1698	Mask	Raw Material Mask	Alaska
	2004.29.3236	Pike and suckers drying loon		Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador
	19-22-10/92983	Worked bone, two points and one matting needle fragment	Needle Point	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92969	Bone points	Point	Shell heap
	19-22-10/93338	Bone points	Point	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92971	Worked bone points, sewn to paper cards	Point	Shell heap
	999-22-10/83830	Worked bone points, and harpoon points with serrated edges or barbs, sewn onto 12 paper cards	Point Harpoon	North Haven
Image Not Available for Fragments of bone, broken to obtain the marrow or for making tools	71-19-40/5523	Fragments of bone, broken to obtain the marrow or for making tools	Faunal Remain	Lake Dwelling
Image Not Available for Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	999-22-10/83840	Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	Point Harpoon	Norton Farm

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