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1938.36.1540

Bone bodkin, hollow with a blunt chamfered point at one end. The shaft has a number of small latitudinal incisions. [BS [OPS Move] 21/4/2017]

1938.36.1540

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone bodkin, hollow with a blunt chamfered point at one end. The shaft has a number of small latitudinal incisions. [BS [OPS Move] 21/4/2017]
Cultural groups
Bosngun
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Pteropus Bone Animal, Process Incised
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 6 mm, Length: max 126 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1540 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1468

Search terms: Tool, Ornament, Weaving Accessory, Sewing Equipment, Awl

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