Perforated object
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Edwin H. Bishop, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Edwin H. Bishop, Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: Dr. Foster H. Saville (Foster Harmon Saville/FHS), Non-Indian, 1874-1942
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edwin H. Bishop (of Northport, Long Island); purchased from Edwin Bishop in 1917 by Foster H. Saville (1874-1942, MAI staff member) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Northport; Suffolk County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Unknown Function
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/1932
label: Barcode
content: 061932.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Unknown Function
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Perforated object
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled