Fishing line sinker or net weight/sinker
date: label: Date created
content: 4000–1800 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Archaic 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
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place: label: Place
content: North Branch of Raritan River; Snake Bridge, Raritan River; Somerset County; New Jersey; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Archaic Tradition (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: 21/4991
label: Barcode
content: 214991.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Fishing line sinker or net weight/sinker
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Incised