Pendant

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1725

Culture/People: probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
Previous owner: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
Donor: Benjamin L. Watkins, Non-Indian, 1854-1934
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 Benjamin L. Watkins (1854-1934, of Scipioville, New York) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Benjamin Watkins through Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson Skinner and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place: Scipioville; Cayuga County; New York; USA

See related items: Cayuga (archaeological); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/4506
Barcode: 094506.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Pendant
Media/Materials: Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques: Ground, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de2bfb13-c01d-4799-80d9-73bb58759eb5

Record ID: NMAI_101912