Object Details
- Collection History
- Probably collected or excavated in the 1880s by amateur archaeologist Edwin C. Waters (1842-1939, of Brantford, Ontario, and Auburn, New York); purchased by George Heye from Edwin C. Waters in 1910.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
- Seller
- Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
- Date created
- AD 1400–1750
- Object Name
- Awl/perforator
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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