Biface/Blade (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Klamath (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
label: Seller
content: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1950 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Central California; California; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Klamath
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/4546
label: Barcode
content: 214546.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Biface/Blade (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped