Fossil shark tooth (probably Carcharocles spp.) used as tool to decorate pottery
date: label: Date created
content: 1700–1900 (tooth probably dates to Middle Miocene epoch: 13 to 15 million years ago)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Pamunkey (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Seller
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated in 1922 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shell midden; Pamunkey Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Pamunkey (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Pottery making tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/378
label: Barcode
content: 110378.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pottery making tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Fossil shark tooth (probably Carcharocles spp.) used as tool to decorate pottery
label: Media/Materials
content: Fossil shark tooth/teeth
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified