Cache blade/Implement blank

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Date created: 1000–200 BC (Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Dr. George Jackson Fisher (Dr. G. J. Fisher), Non-Indian, 1825-1893; Union Free School, District One
Donor: Union Free School, District One

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected or excavated in 1885; acquired by Dr. George Jackson Fisher (1825-1893, an obstetrician and collector in Ossining, New York) at an unknown date; acquired by the Union Free School, District One, Ossining, New York, in 1894; donated to MAI by the Union Free School in 1960.
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Place: Greeley Farm; Chappaqua; Westchester County; New York; USA

See related items: Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Manhatta (Ex08)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4
Barcode: 230004.001

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Cache blade/Implement blank
Media/Materials: Onondaga chert
Techniques: Flaked/chipped
Dimensions: 9.3 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d821bd2-16fa-44a6-a255-e64e6686e215

Record ID: NMAI_416273