Mortar
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 500–1800
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Northwest Coast Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: E. J. Prescott, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: E. J. Prescott, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945
label: Previous owner
content: Wrangell Institute, 1932-
label: Previous seller
content: Wrangell Institute, 1932-
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
label: Previous owner
content: Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
label: Donor
content: Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
label: Donor
content: Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by E. J. Prescott in 1936; given or sold to Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska) soon thereafter; lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Recreation park half mile south of Wrangell; Wrangell; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Alexander Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Wrangell Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Late Northwest Coast 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: 21/1567
label: Barcode
content: 211567.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground