2002.10.23B

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3.5 in HIGH x 0.5 in WIDE
(8.89 cm HIGH x 1.27 cm WIDE)
Shemya Island | Alaska
Gift of Bernice M. Mayer
2002.10.23B






This artifact has been carved from a piece of bone and pierced with a hole. Although how exactly this tool was used by the Native Peoples is unknown, it appears that it could have been used to sew fishing nets. The collector's notes for this artifact read: "Shemya Island, Alaska, bone tool."

Used: tool | North American Indian

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