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Wooden toothbrush head fragments
Wooden toothbrush head fragments
Object Number 2009.9.4192
Display Title Wooden toothbrush head fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wooden toothbrush head
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H806 L2
Materials Wood
Quantity 2

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Fragment
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Handle
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Raw Material
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