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Object Number 20-5-10/A4918
Display Title Bone awl & bone point protector
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, perforator, hollowed bone
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Cave 1
Intrasite Room n
Additional Geographic Terms Tsegi Canyon, middle branch of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm (2 5/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object A4918
Provenance
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1920)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1920)
Agency Control Bureau of Indian Affairs

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