Bead blank
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1350–1550 (Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Lewis H. Putnam (L. H. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1885-1948
label: Donor
content: Lewis H. Putnam (L. H. Putnam), Non-Indian, 1885-1948
label: Expedition
content: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition leader
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Lewis H. Putnam (1885-1948, owner of Putnam Farm) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Lewis H. Putnam in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Putnam Farm; Black River; Jefferson County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: St. Lawrence Iroquoian (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Prepared
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/3239
label: Barcode
content: 093239.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Prepared
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead blank
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled, grooved