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Perforated object

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1844; formerly in the collection of Thomas Hicks; presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1884; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1921; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Thomas Hicks, Non-Indian
Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
Donor
Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
Date created
1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Perforated object
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, drilled
Object Type
Unknown Function
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