Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1000–1750 (Early to Late Fort Ancient period)
Culture/People
possibly Fort Ancient (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
W. P. Bentley, Non-Indian
James R. Brannock (James Robert Brannock), Non-Indian, 1904-1989
Henry Kercher, Non-Indian, 1887-1946
Possible owner
Clifford C. Anderson (C. C. Anderson), Non-Indian, 1869-1951
Previous owner
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
Possibly collected or excavated by farm owner James Brannock (1904-1989), Henry Kercher (1887-1946, a collector from Cincinnati, Ohio), or W. P. Bentley between 1933 and 1937; formerly in the collections of Clifford C. Anderson (1869-1951) or Robert Kercher; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) 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 1952.
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Place
Hiram Taylor Farm; Oregonia; Warren County; Ohio; USA
See related items
Fort Ancient (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/9310
Barcode
219310.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64263ccc7-5c5a-439e-9c5f-9a565050bc98
Record ID
NMAI_234127