Bell (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- probably 1700–1800
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Onondaga
- Previous owner
- Charles P. Oatman, Non-Indian, 1863-1951
- Alice R. Oatman (Mrs. Harvey E. Oatman), Non-Indian, 1889-1971
- Seller
- Alice R. Oatman (Mrs. Harvey E. Oatman), Non-Indian, 1889-1971
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles P. Oatman (1863-1951, of Jefferson County, New York, and Los Angeles, California); purchased by MAI in 1952 from his daughter-in-law, Alice R. Oatman (Mrs. Harvey E. Oatman, 1889-1971).
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- Place
- Iroquois graves; Onondaga County; New York; USA
- See related items
- Non-Indian (archaeological)
- Onondaga (archaeological)
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/1318
- Barcode
- 221318.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Bell (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Copper alloy
- Techniques
- Cast
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_235994