Hair comb (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1500–1590 (Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Possible excavator
content: Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
label: Previous owner
content: Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
label: Previous owner
content: Dorothy Snyder Schoff (Mrs. Harry L. Schoff), Non-Indian, 1906-1973
label: Seller
content: Dorothy Snyder Schoff (Mrs. Harry L. Schoff), Non-Indian, 1906-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Harry L. Schoff (1906-1965, an amateur archaeologist active in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Florida) and probably excavated by him; inherited by his widow Dorothy Snyder Schoff (1906-1973); purchased by MAI from Dorothy Schoff through an auction of Harry Schoff's collection in 1968.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Kipp Island, Seneca River; Montezuma; Cayuga County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Kipp Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Iroquoian (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2599
label: Barcode
content: 242599.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hair comb (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Antler
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised