Attempting to identify a bone artifact

[tennesseeflint]

An image and description of the artifact in question are presented below.




Material: Bone (Note: This specimen is not flat. As presented in the image, the specimen is viewed from a convex reference frame)
Length: Approximately 5-6" between the tips of the two remaining 'fingers'
Surface Area: Large enough that it almost completely covers the hand of an adult
Other Details: The diameter of the drilled hole is ~.25-.125"
Imperfections: One of the 'fingers' was broken during antiquity (The revealed sub-layer/s of the bone have yellowed significantly)
Age: Archaic
Origin: Middle Tennessee

Have any of you seen anything similar to this? I have asked two state archaeologists and both have replied, with astonishment, that they have both never seen a comparable bone artifact--both were also uncertain with respect to its specific use (ceremonial, ornamental, etc.)

Regards ,

TennesseeFlint

 

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[Mark Todd]

To read a little about the Enswoth school site:http://www.sitemason.com/files/kc1SmY/V1I1Deter.pdf

 

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[tennesseeflint]

This is a better image. It is not turtle bone. Have any of you found/seen anything similar to this? Notice that the tip of the short extension has been worked such that it is similar to the longer extension.

 

[Mark Todd]

Pictures are one dimensional, where's the side view pictures