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Bone Instrument with Bird Head
n.d.4 3/4 in. x 3/4 in. x 3/16 in. (12.07 cm x 1.91 cm x 0.48 cm)
Huastecan, Mexican, (900–1400 CE)
Object Type:
Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support:
Bone
Credit Line:
Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number:
1991.011
Object Description
Bone instrument. Could be needle for blood sacrifices or used as a fastener pin. Bird head on handle; delicate incised carving on both sides; rare piece. Gross No. 243 MH On loan to OJAC as LX.018 from 7/7/88 to 7/7/91.
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- Ancient Americas in a New Light , 2/26/2022 - 8/20/2022
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James Peck
and Patrick Kelly.
Old Jail Art Center Catalogue.
Old Jail Art Center.
Albany, 2016
Page Number: 124
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