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Image Not Available for Implement pointed at each end; Use unknown - maybe fish hooks (tied to line aro
Implement pointed at each end; Use unknown - maybe fish hooks (tied to line aro
Image Not Available for Implement pointed at each end; Use unknown - maybe fish hooks (tied to line aro
Object Number 22-34-10/G1913
Display Title Implement pointed at each end; Use unknown - maybe fish hooks (tied to line aro
Descriptions
Object Description Implement pointed at each end; use unknown - maybe fish hooks (tied to line around the center) or maybe lance
Inventory Description Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Barnstable County / Provincetown
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Cod; Provincetown, near
Provenance
Provenance Joseph Thatcher (? (1890-1910))
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (? (1890-1910))

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