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1902.83.13

Bone tool; pointed piece of bone with plaited hair loop at one end. [MJD (Verve) 29/2/2016]

1902.83.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone tool; pointed piece of bone with plaited hair loop at one end. [MJD (Verve) 29/2/2016]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Lima Region Chancay
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, Material Hair, Process Carved, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width 36 mm, Length 195 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.83.13

Search terms: Tool, Death, Weapon, Religion, Knife, Grave Good