Spear point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Old Copper culture (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: John V. Satterlee (John Valentine Satterlee/Muskinninesia [Little Medicine Man/Little Doctor]), Menominee (Menomini), 1852-1940
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: Found in 1896 by John Valentine Satterlee (Muskinninesia [Little Doctor], Menominee, 1852-1940); acquired from him by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1967, possibly through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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: Five Islands sites, Wolf River; Menominee Reservation; Menominee County; Wisconsin; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Old Copper culture (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/9253
label: Barcode
content: 239253.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spear point (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Perforated