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Object Number 76-46-10/10758
Display Title Wooden "twister"
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden "twister"
Inventory Description Wood cyclinder with three evenly spaced deep grooves along length
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Essex County / Newburyport
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 6 × 4.6 × 4.6 cm (2 3/8 × 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 10,758

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