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Name:
Turtleback scraper

Description:

Turtle back scraper from the Butterfield Collection. This bifacially worked stone tool exhibits a domed profile and steep working edges consistent with scraping and processing activities performed by Native Americans in southeastern Massachusetts.

Accession Number:
2024.1.769

Prior Inventory Number:
E-13

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Turtleback scraper

Object Size (LxWxH):
2.5 x 2 x .5

Type/Materials:
Argillite

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

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