Spear point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Old Copper culture (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
label: Possible owner
content: Donald O. Boudeman, Non-Indian, 1881-1949
label: Possible owner
content: Bernard F. Gabringer (B. F. Gabringer), Non-Indian, 1890-1988
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
label: Donor
content: Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
label: Donor
content: Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey); possibly acquired by Dr. Burke from Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area), Donald O. Boudeman (1881-1949, a collector from Kalamazoo, Michigan), or Bernard F. Gabringer (1890-1988, an accountant and collector from Tiffin, Ohio); donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Wisconsin; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Old Copper culture (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/40
label: Barcode
content: 220040.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spear point (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered