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Object Number
2009.1.7
Display Title
Bone awls
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone awls
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, point, tapered to point both ends
Classification
- Point
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 0.7 x 9 x 1 cm (1/4 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
25+
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10-40/E2144 | Awls or needles of bone |
Point
|
Switzerland
| |
| 34-100-60/953 | 14 bone points (awls) |
Point
|
Palestine
| |
| 2009.1.6 | Bone awls |
Point
|
Europe
| |
|
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for Small awls made of bone
| 71-19-40/5183 | Small awls made of bone |
Point
|
Switzerland
| |
| 46-73-10/57218 | Bone awls. length: 5.9 and 6.3 cm. |
Point
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 2009.1.5 | Bone awls |
Point
|
Europe
| |
| 01-32-10/57115 | Bone awls made from split bone |
Point
|
Wetherill Mesa Pueblo; Mesa Tierra; LA 17220
| |
| 46-73-10/57219 | Bone awls, one with flat, spatulate end. range (length): 8.5-4.7 cm. |
Point
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 46-73-10/57241 | Bone awls. l: 6.3 cm. and 7.9 cm. |
Point
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 78-64-40/16687 | Bone awls, sharp at both ends |
Utilized bone
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5114 | Awls made of boars tusks. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Point
|
St. Aubin
| |
| 71-19-40/5527 | Awls of bone sharpened at each end |
Utilized bone
|
Switzerland
|