Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Old Copper culture (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: William H. Ellsworth, Non-Indian, 1842-1917
label: Previous owner
content: Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
label: Seller
content: Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Ellsworth (1842-1917, a manufacturer and founding member of the Wisconsin Archeological Society); acquired from him at an unknown date by Albert L. Addis (1878-1951, a noted Indiana collector of archaeological objects); purchased by George Heye from Albert Addis in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Milwaukee; Milwaukee County; Wisconsin; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Old Copper culture (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: 4/7056
label: Barcode
content: 047056.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Awl/perforator (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered