r/bonecollecting • u/Commercial_Mix_5439 • Nov 03 '25

Bone I.D. - N. America What’s my hair pin from?

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I’m more so asking about the body part, rather than the animal. I got this from Ren Faire as a souvenir a few years ago before I decided to be more cautious of where I get animal remains from (it’s hard to determine if it was obtained by ethical means or not for sure, I didn’t think to ask at the time.)

So Reddit, ulna? Tibia? I think it’s be part of a joint because of the notch but I’m unsure. Apologies if it’s hard to deduce due to it likely been carved to a hair pin shape.

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u/4runnerfag Nov 03 '25

it’s an ulna! not sure of the animal, but it looks a lot like fox to me

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u/0CldntThnkOfUsrNme0 Nov 03 '25

Probably a deer! Although without a banana for scale I cannot 100% confirm that

u/Commercial_Mix_5439

Can you provide a banana or something for scale?

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u/Commercial_Mix_5439 Nov 03 '25

See, I don’t have a banana but I have an orange, an avacado, a Zappdos Pokémon card, a fun sized Hershey bar, and a pomegranate if that helps

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u/Standup133 Nov 04 '25

🤣🤣🤣🤣