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Object Number
2004.29.2683
Display Title
Arrowhead, shell implement, bone picks from coastal sites and Nueces County
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Texas, United States"; written on photograph: "Arrowhead chipped from clamshell, from campsite on Oso Creek. Chipped shell articles are very rare. G. C. Martin Texas Coastal Coll. / Implement made from the inner core of a conch shell. From campsire on Oso Creek, Nueces Co. Geo. C. Martin Texas Coastal Collection."
Bone pick taken from campsire on an island in the Laguna Madre, Nueces County. George C. Martin Texas Coastal Collection.
Bone Pick from campsite on Oso Creek, Nueces Co. Geo. C. Martin Texas Coastal Collection.
Keywords
- Hunting
- Manufacture and General Utility
- Archaeological
Subject
- Arrowhead
- Implement
- pick
Department
Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Nueces County
Additional Geographic Terms
coastal
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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