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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Implement
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Slate
Place Made:North America; United States; Tennessee; Smith County
Measurements:overall: 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 9/16 in.; 19.05 x 3.81 x 1.4288 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.9.f.4
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Stone implement with pointed end. Smooth, polished, and very light. Oval hole at rectangular end of piece. It has been suggested that this was used as a needle, or it may have been a pendant charm.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; archaeology

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