Worked shell
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of J.R. Cressey; purchased from him by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
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place: label: Place
content: Near Afton; Afton; Chenango County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Materials: Waste
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/5158
label: Barcode
content: 055158.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Waste
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Worked shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Clam shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Perforated