Durango and San Pedro spearpoints
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC-AD 300
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Oshara Archaic and Pueblo (Anasazi) Traditions
label: Possible collector
content: Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
label: Seller
content: Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
notes: label: Collection History
content: Possibly collected between 1909 and 1913 by Joseph Kossuth Dixon (1856-1926, a photographer and filmmaker) during his work on the "Wanamaker Expedition of Citizenship," which was sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928, of the Wanamaker department stores) to present American flags to 189 tribes and emphasize the importance of Native citizenship; purchased by MAI from Joseph Dixon's widow, Edith R. Dixon (1891-1969), in 1927.
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place: label: Place
content: Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park; Coconino County; Arizona; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/7001
label: Barcode
content: 157001.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Durango and San Pedro spearpoints
label: Media/Materials
content: Basalt, rhyolite
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped