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Object - made from turtle plate
Image Not Available for Object - made from turtle plate
Object Number 13-50-10/91472
Display Title Object - made from turtle plate
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County / Chilmark / Site n
Intrasite Pit 1
Additional Geographic Terms Martha's Vineyard; Menemsha Pond; Pease's Point; Ernest Flanders's pasture land; eastern end of Menemsha pond
Provenance
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (1912-1913)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1912-1913)

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Spindle disk - made from land turtle shell
38-60-30/1776 Spindle disk - made from land turtle shell
Spindle
Ecuador
Musical instrument made from a complete turtle shell
38-60-30/1791 Musical instrument made from a complete turtle shell
Faunal
Raw Material
Ecuador
Dance rattle made from turtle shell
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Percussion
Arizona
Image Not Available for Fragments of turtle plate
14-62-10/91422 Fragments of turtle plate
Rock shelter
Rock shelter
Image Not Available for Fragments of turtle plate
14-62-10/91403 Fragments of turtle plate
Newton
Image Not Available for Fragments of turtle plate, fish and animal bones
99-39-10/A3440 Fragments of turtle plate, fish and animal bones
Faunal Remain
Hillsborough County
Ladle with turtle shell. Made of hard wood (maple?). 37.5x8.3 cm.
05-19-10/64747 Ladle with turtle shell. Made of hard wood (maple?). 37.5x8.3 cm.
Ladle
Ontario
Image Not Available for Turtle plate
99-39-10/A3432 Turtle plate
Hillsborough County
Part of plate of turtle?
01-33-10/61786 Part of plate of turtle?
Utilized bone
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Rattle made of snapping turtle's shell and head
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Percussion
United States
Leg rattle. Made of turtle shell.
08-4-10/73500 Leg rattle. Made of turtle shell.
Percussion
New Mexico
Image Not Available for Fragmentary object worked from turtle carapace
90-37-10/A354 Fragmentary object worked from turtle carapace
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26