Firestarting steel

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Calvin Isam, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Calvin Isam (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8827
Barcode: 018827.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Native Term: ta le tcu nu ka be'

Object Name: Firestarting steel
Media/Materials: Steel
Techniques: Forged

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6006b3b8b-b857-4c5c-a6c6-7a68d190b522

Record ID: NMAI_19974