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Object Number
34-24-10/3702
Display Title
Bone awl (badger penis bone mounted in deer horn handle)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Awl, worked bone point inserted into perforated antler handle, sinew lashing
Classification
- Awl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southern Paiute
- Chemehuevi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
La Paz County
/
Parker
Materials
Bone, Antler, Sinew, Cotton string, Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 2 x 1.4 cm (4 1/2 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-24-10/3702
Provenance
Owner
Joe Brown
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Collector
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Intermediary
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(02/01/1934-06/01/1934)
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