Firestarting flint and steel
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1790
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; collected from the Tonawanda Seneca
label: Previous owner
content: Jesse Cornplanter (Hah Yonh Wonh Ish [He Strokes the Rushes]/Jesse James Cornplanter), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1889-1957
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: Collected by William Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from Jesse Cornplanter (Cattaraugus Seneca, 1889-1957) in 1929; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Tonawanda Reservation; Niagara County, Erie County, Genesee County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Seneca [Tonawanda]
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: 24/1338
label: Barcode
content: 241338.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Firestarting flint and steel
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone, iron
label: Techniques
content: Forged