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1902.83.10

Bone awl or dagger

1902.83.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone awl or dagger
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Lima Region Chancay unnamed site of graves
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source George Fabian Lawrence
Date / Period
Date made: 1000-1476?, uncertain Archaeological period: Chancay
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 187 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.83.10

Search terms: Tool, Death, Weapon, Religion, Awl, Grave Good, Dagger

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