bone tube

larson1951 · Nov 23, 2009

anybody out there know what this could be?

Airborne80 · Nov 23, 2009

Man.... I am the last one who would know but if I had to guess... I would say ceremonial jewellery piece.... probably worn hanging from the neck of a high ranking person. Whatever it is its another awesome find by you! Thanks for sharing :icon_thumleft:

larson1951 · Nov 23, 2009

hey thanks air 80
glad to see you and your dog are back

Airborne80 · Nov 23, 2009

larson1951 said:
hey thanks air 80
glad to see you and your dog are back

Thank you sir. I took a break from the net but not from the hunt

I t will take me a while to photo and post some of my better finds but I will get to it. Good to be back.

coteau · Nov 23, 2009

Possibly a shaman's sucking tube. During healing ceremonies shamans would use tubes like that to suck out the sickness from a patient's body. Or maybe it's just a bead... Do you know what type of bone it is?

ohioaxeman · Nov 23, 2009

no idea larson. your finds are getting better and better as the days go by! :thumbsup:

uniface · Nov 23, 2009

larson1951 · Nov 23, 2009

I do not know what kind of bone it is

Bluesy · Nov 23, 2009

I don't have a clue but it is as cool as all of your other finds. I always look forward to your posts - thanks so much for sharing.

oldgoat · Nov 23, 2009

Hey, larson...I don't know but I'd go along with runtee's suggestion if you lived in the southwest, the shaman of the navajo and pueblos used a tube like that to suck the sickness from a person...for proof, they would show a small bone bead that was supposed to be the sickness, a little sleight of hand, but if it made someone feel better.....

Tnmountains · Nov 23, 2009

Maybe it slid over a piece of wood or something to form a handle. Very fine and straight. Stay warm and enjoy the Holiday.
HH
TnMtns

joshuaream · Nov 23, 2009

It looks like a finished relic, but perhaps they were etching it to get little bone slabs? :dontknow:

Does that feel like bison bone, or is it different?

Newt · Nov 23, 2009

runtee said:
Possibly a shaman's sucking tube. During healing ceremonies shamans would use tubes like that to suck out the sickness from a patient's body. Or maybe it's just a bead... Do you know what type of bone it is?

I agree. Medicine tube.
Newt

larson1951 · Nov 24, 2009

thanks you guys

I thought bone strips but I have never seen any like that in this field

I find many thinner strips with a hole drilled in one end to make bracelets, these were made from elk antlers