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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0228   CAS 1984-0008-0228; Bone tool
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Bone tool
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bone
Description Elongated, very narrow oar-shaped tool carved from a length of bone; distal end of shaft is biplanar, tapering to a cylindrical shape toward the proximal end; Proximal tip expands to form a small, squared off knob.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 11.4