Knife
date: label: Date created
content: 1780-1815
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; said to have been used by the Seneca and Onondaga
label: Previous owner
content: Handsome Lake (Gainodeiyu/Ganeodero), Seneca, ca. 1735-1815
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Jesse Lyons, Onondaga, ca. 1869-1951
label: Collector
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Previous owner
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
label: Seller
content: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been owned by Handsome Lake (Seneca, ca. 1735-1815); acquired by Chief Jesse Lyons (Onondaga, ca. 1869-1951) at an unknown date; collected by William Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from Chief Lyons in 1930; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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place: label: Place
content: Onondaga Reservation; Onondaga County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Seneca
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: 24/1397
label: Barcode
content: 241397.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Knife
label: Media/Materials
content: Iron alloy, brass
label: Techniques
content: Forged, hammered, engraved
label: Dimensions
content: 22.10 x 2.00 x 0.70 cm