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Bone handle with socket
Object Number 2002.1.1837
Display Title Bone handle with socket
Descriptions
Object Description Bone handle with socket
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, handle?, carved bone, 1 end squared, 1 end punctate, incised
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 18.8 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm (7 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1837

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