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87-39-1185
From: Switzerland | Schwyz Canton | Lake Zurich | Wangen
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1185 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Schwyz Canton | Lake Zurich | Wangen |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2450 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Stag Bone |
| Description | Rib of stag, split in two and sharpened. one half, at least, has been broken off. Their peculiarly polished sharp end. Sometimes slighly indented, as if by the continual friction of thread. Indicate that they may have been used in the manufacture of flaxen stuffs, or as a sort of knitting needle. "Wangon" written on object. (VB 1941) Bone. V-pointed. Polished. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 9.8 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1185 - Old Museum Number | 23 - Original Number |
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