Sinew Splitter
45-12-81
From: United States of America | Alaska | Attu Island | Little Mike Point Region | Aleutian Islands
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 45-12-81 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Aleut |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Attu Island | Little Mike Point Region | Aleutian Islands |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Locus | mound I |
Period | Aleutian Tradition |
Date Made | 2500 BCE-1800 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone |
Description | Bone. Used for splitting sinew into thread. Double pointed with central perforation for a thread, by which is is hung from the left wrist. |
Length | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Charles C. Chapple, 1945 |
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