Material, Worked

Box of worked bone fragments, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1961.12999.1a,b
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Unfinished wood box (b) with lid (a). Box is dovetail jointed and sits on a protruding base. The lid is a slat of wood with straight edges that sits as wide and long as the base. Box is filled with assorted bone fragments. Some fragments are worked into a comb, toothbrush handle, or cut slivers.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Material, Worked. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=22261. Accessed on October 18, 2024

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