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Object Number
37-40-10/6661
Display Title
Broken bone awl point
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, worked bone, tapered to a point at one end and broken at the other, perforator or bone point?
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.3 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm (7/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-40-10/6661
Provenance
Provenance
Tappan Family
(?)
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