Mortar

Date created
probably AD 500–1800
Culture/People
possibly Late Northwest Coast Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
E. J. Prescott, Non-Indian
Previous owner
E. J. Prescott, Non-Indian
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous seller
Wrangell Institute, 1932-
Previous owner
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Donor
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Collection History
Excavated by E. J. Prescott in 1936; given or sold to Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska) soon thereafter; lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Place
Recreation park half mile south of Wrangell; Wrangell; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name
Wrangell Island
See related items
Late Northwest Coast Tradition (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/1567
Barcode
211567.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Mortar
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b021392b-f736-4e9b-b359-abe6cef232e7
Record ID
NMAI_225869