Gun flint (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1650-1830
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Cherokee
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
label: Seller
content: Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (1856-1946); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Heighway in 1914.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Cherokee (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Firearms and accessories
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/4540
label: Barcode
content: 044540.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Firearms and accessories
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Gun flint (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped