Object Details
- Collection History
- Excavated by Foster H. Saville (1874-1942, MAI staff member) in 1926 during MAI fieldwork sponsored by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Excavator
- Dr. Foster H. Saville (Foster Harmon Saville/FHS), Non-Indian, 1874-1942
- Expedition sponsor
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Date created
- AD 1100–1500 (Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Fish hook part/fragment
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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