Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1000–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
Previous owner
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Seller
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Collection History
Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1909 or 1910; donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by C.B. Moore soon afterward; purchased by MAI from the Academy of Natural Sciences with other C.B. Moore collection materials in 1929.
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Place
Perkins Field, Black River; Independence County; Arkansas; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/2446
Barcode
172446.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Deer bone/bones
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61509584f-6d1b-4fa7-8262-957edbe9a453
Record ID
NMAI_184811