Knife blade (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: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1967, possibly through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Hayes; Oconto 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: 23/9259
label: Barcode
content: 239259.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Knife blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered