Oval-shaped stone pick with tapered ends. The underside is flat, with a concave section extending from the flatter chisel end. The stone is speckled red and grey. Circular sticker on one side.

« A pick made from a bear bone is crudely sharpened at one end (fig. 5b). Speck indicates that it was used to punch holes in meat which was to be smoked and preserved for making pemmican. Such holes open up them eat, allowing the smoke to penetrate. » Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.8, fig 5b (p.33)

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Bone pick with acute distal end, rounded sides, long groove at the back and no decoration.

Bone pick with acute distal end, a frog pommel and concave-convex sides. Frog decoration is looking to the opposite side and has incised legs and rounded eyes.

Bone pick with acute distal end, four pointed surface on the opposite side and flattened sides.

Bone pick with a heavy and twisted cotton cord attached to flat surface. Pointed end has a deep and wide hole in the middle of body.

Bone pick with a two headed animal decoration on pommel and an acute distal end. It has a long groove in middle part of body.