Fishing line sinker or net weight/sinker (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–1820 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Tongva (archaeological)
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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place: label: Place
content: San Nicolas Island; Ventura County; California; USA
label: Island Name
content: San Nicolas Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Channel Islands (Santa Barbara Islands)
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1820
label: Barcode
content: 241820.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Fishing line sinker or net weight/sinker (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled