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Object Number 38-120-10/16190
Display Title Bone awl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone worked to a point, head of bone at opposite end, some scrape marks evident on surface, made from longbone halved lengthwise
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Test 27, room 3, 0-50 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm (5 3/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B2239; 38-120-10/16190
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1938)
Provenance Peabody Museum Awatovi Expedition (1938)

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