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| Object Number: | 70-9-503 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Naskapi |
| Provenience: | Canada Quebec (uncertain) Newfoundland (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Subarctic (Culture Area) |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Caribou Bone |
| Length: | 21 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number: | NA1717 - Collector Number |
Description
Caribou long bone sharpened to a point at one end. Used to maintain the size of the mesh while weaving snowshoe webbing.
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