Shaft straightener/smoother (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Hopewell (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Jacob Overly, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Jacob Overly, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: J. Rodney Gragg (James Rodney Gragg), Non-Indian, 1889-1972
label: Previous owner
content: Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
label: Donor
content: Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
label: Donor
content: Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
notes: label: Collection History
content: Surface collected by Jacob Overly (a tenant farmer on property where the Seip Mound was located) at an unknown date; acquired by J. Rodney Gragg (1889-1972, an Ohio collector); acquired from Rodney Gragg by Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area) in 1936; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; lent to MAI by Dr. Burke in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1951.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Surface; Seip Earthworks Complex; Ross County; Ohio; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Hopewell (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: 21/5524
label: Barcode
content: 215524.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaft straightener/smoother (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved