Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1350-1550 (Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
label: Seller
content: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Williams Island, Tennessee River; Hamilton County; Tennessee; USA
label: Island Name
content: Williams Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Tennessee River Islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Central/Middle Mississippian (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: 8726
label: Barcode
content: 008726.000
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