Gun flint (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- probably AD 1650–1880
- Culture/People
- probably Seneca (archaeological) (attributed)
- Possible excavator
- Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
- Previous owner
- Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
- Seller
- Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of and probably excavated by Harry L. Schoff (1906-1965, a blacksmith and amateur archaeologist active in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Florida); purchased by MAI from Harry Schoff in 1953.
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- Place
- probably the Totiakton site; Rochester Junction; Monroe County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Seneca (archaeological)
- Firearms and accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/3068
- Barcode
- 223068.000
- Object Type
- Firearms and accessories
- Object Name
- Gun flint (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_237956