Worked bird bone

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

Culture/People: probably St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
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: Excavated 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); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/3230
Barcode: 093230.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked bird bone
Media/Materials: Bird bone/bones
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625e770f2-f6fe-4d80-850c-d3639f708825

Record ID: NMAI_100479