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Cooking pot/kettle (Image withheld)

Object Details

Collection History
Excavated in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Cayuga
Expedition
Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor
Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
Date created
probably AD 1600–1680
Object Name
Cooking pot/kettle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Brass
Techniques
Hammered
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
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