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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Spade
Type:Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Materials:Chert
Place Made:North America; United States; Illinois; Pikes County
Measurements:overall: 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.; 20.955 x 10.795 x 2.8575 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.5.c.2
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Chipped flint spade, gray. Wider at bottom with slightly convex digging edge showing polish, roughly chipped from a reject showing flaws.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; Native American

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