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Object Number 20-5-10/A4957
Display Title Sinew
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, sinew bundle, tied with fiber cord
Classification
  • Bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Cave 1
Intrasite Talus half of cave; general digging
Additional Geographic Terms Tsegi Canyon, middle branch of
Materials Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm (3 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1920)
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1920)

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