Bone tube or game bone

Museum number:
1-221153
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
641 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Game bone.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-80 (Stockton Channel Mound), Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
July-August 1897
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bone tubes
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Game bone. Burial ?
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 0.75 inches
Comment:
...between the levee and channel about opposite the coal bunkers and within city limits between Edison and Harrison sts. was excavated to depths of 2-3 1/2'. Several skeletons were found, all with relics. No uniformity as to methods of burial was observable as bodies were found lying to all points of the compass. Many relics were found in sand and ashes not near bodies. During the three weeks specimens #468 to #653 were found. The excavations were carried on from the bank of the channel to the base of the levee." Description: "...See #468.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bone tube or game bone, accession number 1-221153, described as Game bone.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bone tube or game bone, accession number 1-221153, described as Game bone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bone tube or game bone, accession number 1-221153, described as Game bone.

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