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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Implement
Type:Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Materials:Steatite (soapstone)
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 1 5/16 in x 6 7/16 in x 2 11/16 in; 3.3 cm x 16.4 cm x 6.8 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.152
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Reddish-gray rectangular piece of stone, chipped off of a larger object. Rounded and shaped on two sides, rough and broken on the other sides.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; archaeology

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