Hair comb

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1725

Culture/People: probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector: Leddra Wood Watkins (Ledra Watkins), Non-Indian, 1923-1904
Previous owner: Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington/Mrs. Paddington), Non-Indian, 1859-1925
Donor: Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington/Mrs. Paddington), Non-Indian, 1859-1925
Honoree: Leddra Wood Watkins (Ledra Watkins), Non-Indian, 1923-1904

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but possibly collected by Leddra Wood Watkins (1923-1904, a farmer in Scipioville, New York); formerly in the collection of his daughter Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington, 1859-1925); donated to MAI by Mrs. Pattington in 1924 in memory of Leddra Wood Watkins.
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Place: Scipioville; Cayuga County; New York; USA

See related items: Cayuga (archaeological); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/2189
Barcode: 132189.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Hair comb
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws688d4933d-4fc4-4590-b5cd-26ffd72a165b

Record ID: NMAI_142143