Worked bird bone

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Harold E. Grathwohl, Non-Indian, 1895-1958
Seller: Harold E. Grathwohl, Non-Indian, 1895-1958

Collection History: Collection history unknown; collected or purchased from local residents by Harold E. Grathwohl (1895-1958, a Long Island, New York, poultry farmer who also worked for the US Department of Agriculture and often travelled to Puerto Rico); purchased by MAI from Harold Grathwohl in 1933.
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Place: Cutchogue; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Materials: Waste

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/4970
Barcode: 184970.000

Object Type: Materials: Waste

Object Name: Worked bird bone
Media/Materials: Bird bone/bones
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627be5b1d-7850-4afd-8a54-3608e7c34d32

Record ID: NMAI_197417