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Object Number
86-46-10/A3900
Display Title
Bone flute "turkey call"
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone flute "turkey call"
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, worked, three perforations
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Ohio
/
Hamilton County
/
Anderson Township
/
Turpin Archaeological District
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Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Intrasite
East of Old Homestead; block 2; pit 1; sec. 4
Additional Geographic Terms
Newtown, near; Anderson Township
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (3 1/2 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
A3900
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(1885)
Provenance
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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