Awl/perforator

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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); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/531
Barcode: 140531.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl/perforator
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689ef8df4-f033-4f58-8ffd-a05a736f44d3

Record ID: NMAI_151016