Anvil

Date created
200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)
Culture/People
possibly Hopewell (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Clifford C. Anderson (C. C. Anderson), Non-Indian, 1869-1951
Possible owner
Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
Previous owner
Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
Donor
Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
Collection History
Collection history unknown; probably from the collection of Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area), who acquired objects from Fort Ancient from Clifford C. Anderson (1869-1951) at an unknown date; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
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Place
Fort Ancient; Warren County; Ohio; USA
See related items
Hopewell (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/9126
Barcode
219126.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Anvil
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Pecked
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0d64e07-e051-42a1-ac32-92d745254330
Record ID
NMAI_233702