Hammerstone
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: Collector
content: John Howard Quinby (Howard Quimby), Non-Indian, 1863-1940
label: Previous owner
content: John Howard Quinby (Howard Quimby), Non-Indian, 1863-1940
label: Previous owner
content: Emma Briggs Quinby (Emma Louise Briggs/Mrs. John Howard Quinby), Non-Indian, 1877-1962
label: Donor
content: Emma Briggs Quinby (Emma Louise Briggs/Mrs. John Howard Quinby), Non-Indian, 1877-1962
label: Honoree
content: John Howard Quinby (Howard Quimby), Non-Indian, 1863-1940
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by John Howard Quinby (1863-1940, of Armonk, New York) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by his widow, Emma Louise Briggs Quinby (1877-1962), in 1942 in memory of Howard Quinby.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Helickers Cave; Westchester County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
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: 20/5440
label: Barcode
content: 205440.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hammerstone
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Pecked