Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Archaic to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: William C. Burns (W. C. Burns), Non-Indian, 1866-1945
label: Previous owner
content: Albert R. Spivey (A. R. Spivey), Non-Indian, 1888-1963
label: Seller
content: Albert R. Spivey (A. R. Spivey), Non-Indian, 1888-1963
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William C. Burns (1866-1945, a mechanical engineer in Pasadena, California); acquired by Albert R. Spivey (1888-1963, an antique dealer in Pasadena, California) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Albert Spivey in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Tennessee; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
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: 8/3115
label: Barcode
content: 083115.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved