Awl/perforator part/fragment

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Date created: AD 1350–1550 (Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Lewis H. Putnam (L. H. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1885-1948
Donor: Lewis H. Putnam (L. H. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1885-1948
Expedition: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936

Collection History: Collected by Lewis H. Putnam (1885-1948, owner of Putnam Farm) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Lewis H. Putnam in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: Putnam Farm; Black River; Jefferson County; New York; USA

See related items: St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/3214
Barcode: 093214.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl/perforator part/fragment
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f4339f2-d448-4c3b-a5a9-278146b40c3a

Record ID: NMAI_100462