No. | 39 |
Description | Nock-shaped antler implements |
Site | (Left)Tokoro-chashi Site: on the floor of Pit House 2, (Center and Right) Sakaeura Ⅱ Site: from the fill of Pit House 7 |
Size (cm) | L. 7.8〜9 |
Period | Late stage of Okhotsk culture |
Date | 8-9th century |
Possessor | Tokoro Research Laboratory |
Comment | These are made of deer antler, and considered to be nocks, which are the parts of a bow to which the bowstring is attached, or the top piece of a miniature string instrument. The four holes in the two samples on the right of the figure also seem to have corks or pegs fitted. |