Firestarting steel

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Culture/People: Wyandotte [Oklahoma]
Previous owner: Jane Sarahas, Wyandotte [Oklahoma]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Jane Sarahas (Oklahoma Wyandotte) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Quapaw Agency; Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Wyandotte [Oklahoma]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9546
Barcode: 019546.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Indigenous Term: ta si sta a sta

Object Name: Firestarting steel
Media/Materials: Steel
Techniques: Forged
Dimensions: 2.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6893d674c-e160-4fde-93b8-487c35d8dd97

Record ID: NMAI_20900