Hair comb (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- probably 1645–1685
- Culture/People
- probably Seneca (archaeological) (attributed)
- Possible excavator
- Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
- Previous owner
- Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
- Dorothy Snyder Schoff (Mrs. Harry L. Schoff), Non-Indian, 1906-1973
- Seller
- Dorothy Snyder Schoff (Mrs. Harry L. Schoff), Non-Indian, 1906-1973
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Harry L. Schoff (1906-1965, an amateur archaeologist active in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Florida) and probably excavated by him; inherited by his widow Dorothy Snyder Schoff (1906-1973); purchased by MAI from Dorothy Schoff through an auction of Harry Schoff's collection in 1968.
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- Place
- Dann site; Mendon; Monroe County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Seneca (archaeological)
- Personal items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/2593
- Barcode
- 242593.000
- Object Type
- Personal items
- Object Name
- Hair comb (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Antler
- Techniques
- Carved, incised
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_257907