Billet, Prehistoric Tools made of Organic Matter
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Antler percussion tool, also called a billet or baton. Overall measurement is approximately 19 cm long with eight drill holes circling the top. The tool originated from the antler of a mammal mount (probably elk) in a NMNH exhibit and was repurposed for flint knapping by Dr. Dennis Stanford in the 1970s.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Oct 2020
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO2175-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Is this real?
content: No, it's a replica.
label: Material
content: Antler