Awl/perforator

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1725

Culture/People: probably Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector: Leddra Wood Watkins (Ledra Watkins), Non-Indian, 1923-1904
Previous owner: Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington/Mrs. Paddington), Non-Indian, 1859-1925
Donor: Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington/Mrs. Paddington), Non-Indian, 1859-1925
Honoree: Leddra Wood Watkins (Ledra Watkins), Non-Indian, 1923-1904

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but possibly collected by Leddra Wood Watkins (1923-1904, a farmer in Scipioville, New York); formerly in the collection of his daughter Mary Louise Watkins Pattington (Mrs. Franklin Mark Pattington, 1859-1925); donated to MAI by Mrs. Pattington in 1924 in memory of Leddra Wood Watkins.
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Place: Scipioville; Cayuga County; New York; USA

See related items: Cayuga (archaeological); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/2190
Barcode: 132190.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl/perforator
Media/Materials: Animal bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws603f71c5f-3de6-4cd4-a1e9-165fcd8027ad

Record ID: NMAI_142144