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40-25-14

From: United States of America | Maine | Penobscot County | Indian Island | Penobscot Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40-25-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Red Paint People
Provenience United States of America | Maine | Penobscot County | Indian Island | Penobscot Reservation
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Locus cache [uncertain] | burial [uncertain] | near Oldtown
Period Late Archaic | Maritime Archaic | Moorehead Phase
Date Made 3000 BCE - 1000 BCE
Section American
Materials Shale
Description

Sandy shale. Thin; plano-convex; nearly straight sides; poll squared and battered; edge convex with corner off. Surfaces rough, except edge-bevels.

Height 2 cm
Length 13 cm
Width 5.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with Samuel W. Fernberger, 1940

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