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Record Details
- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 15045
- Date of Photo
- 1973
- World Region
- North America
- Region
- Great Lakes Region
- Country
- United States
- State/Province
- New York
- County/District
- Ontario
- Political Location
- Victor
- Archaeological Site Name
- Boughton Hill
- Archaeological Site Number
- A06915.000002; UB 1109
- Period
- AD 1670 - 1687
- Culture
- Seneca
- Description
- Two Beavers: An antler comb, the top decorated with two facing beavers separated by a vertical pole to which their feet are attached. The beavers are decorated by a series of drilled dots. The beavers' tails extend down the side of a beaver house which is perforated by 7 small round holes. Approximate age is from 1670 to 1687. Location- Boughton Hill Site, Victor, New York. Dimensions are 4.5 cm. by 6.5 cm.
- Image Categories
- Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Toiletries
- Artifact Material: Animal Materials
- Source Type Detail
- Vendor: Culture Primitive, Inc.
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4266 x 3150
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 21298
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21298/21298
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"Two Beavers: An antler comb, the top decorated with two facing beavers separated by a vertical pole to which their feet are attached. The beavers are decorated by a series of drilled dots. The beavers' tails extend down the side of a beaver house which is perforated by 7 small round holes. Approximate age is from 1670 to 1687. Location- Boughton Hill Site, Victor, New York. Dimensions are 4.5 cm. by 6.5 cm.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21298/21298. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 12, 2025.