Hair comb (Image withheld)

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1680

Culture/People: probably Cayuga (archaeological) (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: Skinner Cemetery 1, Grave 5; Young Farm site (Great Gully site), Great Gully; Ledyard Township; Cayuga County; New York; USA

See related items: Cayuga (archaeological); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/4454
Barcode: 094454.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Hair comb (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x .3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2b834f2-4cf3-4020-b2d9-078b8e51766c

Record ID: NMAI_101852