Bone Point
Found buried in a cist grave at Poulawack, County Clare, this tool was probably used to puncture holes in skins during the manufacturing of clothing. It was included with the burial of a young adult female who had been cremated. It dates from the Early Bronze Age.
Ref: E25:01
Death
and Burial Collection
Early
Bronze Age Collection
National Museum of Ireland, Irish Antiquities Division Collection
Poulawack (Burial
Carn) Collection
Tools
and Equipment Collection
Photograph appears courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
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