Flake/debitage (Image withheld, pending review)

Culture/People: probably Hopewell (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
Previous owner: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939; Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-; Allen Brown (Allen Lester Brown), Non-Indian, 1895-1977; Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009; Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
Donor: Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992; Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970

Collection History: Excavated by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) in 1891; formerly in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois); acquired by Allen Brown (1895-1977, an Indian artifact dealer and artist in Chicago, Illinois) in 1936 through an exchange with the Field Museum; acquired from Allen Brown by Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area) in 1948; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; lent to MAI by Dr. Burke in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1951.
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Place: Probably from a ceremonial deposit; Hopewell Mound Group; Ross County; Ohio; USA