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Image Not Available for Bone awl (or needle?)
Bone awl (or needle?)
Image Not Available for Bone awl (or needle?)
Object Number 36-131-10/8913
Display Title Bone awl (or needle?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, perforator, faunal, needle
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 223, below top floor level
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-131-10/8913; 172
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1936)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1936)

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