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Object Number 36-131-10/9192
Display Title Bone flesher
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, faunal, implement, end worked smooth, cracked, chipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 208, in fire pit outside south wall
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 3.3 x 3 cm (5 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-131-10/9192; 176
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1936)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1936)

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