Collector:

James A. Ford  Search this

Donor Name:

James A. Ford  Search this

Site Name:

Birnirk  Search this

Maximum Length - Dowel:

25.2 cm

Maximum Thickness - Dowel:

1.14 cm

Weight - Dowel:

9.2 g

Culture:

Eskimo, Inuit, Greenland Inuit  Search this

Object Type:

Dowel

Place:

Barrow Quad, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

3 Mar 1958

Notes:

ONE WOODEN DOWEL, SHAFT TAPERS TO A POINT AT ONE END. ENDS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN BITTEN OR CHEWED, MORE PROMINENTLY AT THE THICKER END. MULTIPLE TOOTHMARKS, WHICH APPEAR TO BE HUMAN, ON THE THICKER END. 6 CENTIMETERS FROM THE THICKEST END IS A ONE CM WIDE SHALLOW INDENTATION POSSIBLY CAUSED BY WEAR. CATALOG RECORDS DESCRIBE THIS AS A SKIN STRETCHING PEG. TINY REGULAR HOLE 1.6 MM DIAMETER PIERCES THE SHAFT IN THE MIDDLE.

Record Last Modified:

26 May 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

242284

USNM Number:

A399464A-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cfe00970-535a-421e-b5ac-d5afb79787fd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8146273