Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC-AD 575 (Basketmaker II period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Lancelot Ely, Non-Indian, 1875-1962
label: Seller
content: Dr. Lancelot Ely, Non-Indian, 1875-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Lancelot Ely (1875-1962, a surgeon in Somerville, New Jersey); purchased by MAI from Dr. Ely in 1950.
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: Cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde, Mesa Verde National Park; Montezuma County; Colorado; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker 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: 21/5008
label: Barcode
content: 215008.000
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