Firestarting steel part/fragment (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: probably 1665–1690
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Seneca
label: Possible excavator
content: Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
label: Previous owner
content: Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
label: Seller
content: Harry L. Schoff, Non-Indian, 1906-1965
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of and probably excavated by Harry L. Schoff (1906-1965, a blacksmith and amateur archaeologist active in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Florida); purchased by MAI from Harry Schoff in 1953.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: probably the Totiakton site; Rochester Junction; Monroe County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Seneca (archaeological)
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: 22/3012
label: Barcode
content: 223012.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Firestarting steel part/fragment (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steel
label: Techniques
content: Forged