Awl/perforator
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: Possible collector
content: Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
label: Previous owner
content: Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
label: Previous owner
content: Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
label: Seller
content: Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter Brown Smith (1858-1939, of Bangor, Maine) and possibly collected by him; inherited by his daughter Hazel Smith (1891-1973); purchased by MAI from Hazel Smith in 1951.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Penobscot River; Maine; 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: 21/7716
label: Barcode
content: 217716.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Awl/perforator
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved