Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry K. Deisher (1867-1951, owner of a textile mill in Kutztown, Pennsylvania); purchased from Henry Deisher by George Heye in 1915.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
- Previous owner
- Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
- Date created
- AD 1000–1600 (Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Shaft straightener/smoother part/fragment
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Grooved, ground
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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