Looks like an accordion reed - a little too large for a concertina.

Stephen P. Austin


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Subject: Artifact Questions for anthropologists


Histarchers:

Any of you know-it-all anthropologists know what these things are?

They are similar to Harmonica Reed plates, but tantalizingly different. Any
ideas?

A photo is on my web site at:

HTTP://encore-net.com diachronic/Content/Ft Johnson/artifact_questions.htm

or click here <A HREF="http://encore-net.com/diachronic/">Diachronic
Encore-net page</A>

Non-anthropological archaeologists may answer also.

Thanks,
Carl Steen

who follows the dictum of Gary Shapiro: "Archaeology is fun, or it is
nothing"