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Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Mr. Scott in 1842; acquired by Dr. George Jackson Fisher (1825-1893, an obstetrician and collector in Ossining, New York) in 1885; acquired by the Union Free School, District One, Ossining, New York, in 1894; donated to MAI by the Union Free School in 1960.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Mr. Scott, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Dr. George Jackson Fisher (Dr. G. J. Fisher), Non-Indian, 1825-1893
Union Free School, District One
Donor
Union Free School, District One
Date created
1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Anchor
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped, grooved
Object Type
Watercraft and accessories
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