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THONG STRAPPER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arrow straightener
1, record 1, English, arrow%20straightener
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arrow-straightener 2, record 1, English, arrow%2Dstraightener
correct
- thong strapper 3, record 1, English, thong%20strapper
avoid
- shaft straightener 4, record 1, English, shaft%20straightener
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A part of an antler with one or more oval or circular holes. It has been suggested that these objects may also have served as brooches, scepters, or devices to make pliable thongs or reins from reindeer hide. 1, record 1, English, - arrow%20straightener
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... a piece of bone, horn, ivory or wood having at one end a hole through which a heated shaft is drawn for straightening. 4, record 1, English, - arrow%20straightener
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bâton percé
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2ton%20perc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- redresseur de flèches 2, record 1, French, redresseur%20de%20fl%C3%A8ches
correct, masculine noun
- redresseur de sagaies 3, record 1, French, redresseur%20de%20sagaies
masculine noun
- bâton de commandement 4, record 1, French, b%C3%A2ton%20de%20commandement
avoid, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] instrument en bois de renne percé d'un ou de plusieurs trous à la bifurcation d'un andouiller coupé. - Ces objets, parfois interprétés comme des insignes de commandement, ressemblent à des outils que les Eskimos utilisent en levier pour redresser à chaud des baguettes d'os. Ils portent souvent des traces d'usure au bord des trous et ont pu servir de redresseurs de sagaies. Ils sont fréquemment décorés. 1, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2ton%20perc%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anciennement appelé bâton de commandement. 4, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2ton%20perc%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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