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Awls and other tools (flints) from shell mounds
Awls and other tools (flints) from shell mounds
Object Number 2004.29.2321
Display Title Awls and other tools (flints) from shell mounds
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Oregon. / Awls etc. Oregon Shell Mounds."
Keywords
  • Manufacture and General Utility
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Flint
  • Awl
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon / <County> / <City> / Shell mound
Additional Geographic Terms Shell Mounds
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.15 cm (6 3/4 in.)

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