Knife

Date created
probably 1780–1834
Culture/People
probably Minitari (Hidatsa) (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator
Ernst Reinhold Steinbrueck (E. R. Steinbrueck), Non-Indian, 1836-1918
Previous owner
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Seller
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Collection History
Excavated between 1902 and 1908 by amateur archaeologist Ernst Reinhold Steinbrueck (1836-1918) for the State Historical Society of North Dakota (Bismarck, North Dakota); purchased by MAI from the State Historical Society of North Dakota in 1925.
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Place
Sakakawea site (Awatixa Village), Knife River; Stanton; Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Minitari (Hidatsa) (archaeological)
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/539
Barcode
140539.000
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
Object Name
Knife
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws650046df0-c5fc-4ef6-a2ac-dd78db87db53
Record ID
NMAI_151122