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Bone musical instrument
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Object Number 35-126-10/5924
Display Title Bone musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, faunal, fragment, V-shaped in cross-section, incised
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Trench I, South Plaza, 1 m.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa; Hopi Reservation
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (1 15/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-126-10/5924
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1935)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1935)

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