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Culture/People:
probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Expedition:
Hyde Exploring Expedition (1893-1894)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Richard Wetherill, Non-Indian, 1858-1910  Search this
Previous owner:
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933  Search this
Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (Frederick Erastus Hyde Jr.), Non-Indian, 1874-1944  Search this
Seller:
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Throwing stick/Boomerang
Media/Materials:
Wood, cordage, yucca fiber, tree pitch/gum
Techniques:
Carved, incised, drilled, wrapped, coated
Dimensions:
62 x 15 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Found under Great Natural Bridge; Great Natural Bridge, White Canyon; San Juan County; Utah; USA
Date created:
300 BC–AD 400 (Basketmaker II period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated between December 1893 and March 1894 during the Hyde Exploring Expedition, led by Richard Wetherill (1858-1910) and sponsored by B. Talbot B. Hyde (1872-1933) and his brother Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (1874-1944); donated to the American Museum of Natural History (New York City) by the Hyde brothers in 1895; withdrawn from the AMNH collection by B. Talbot B. Hyde in August 1909 and lent to the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in conjunction with the George Heye collection there; purchased by George Heye from B. Talbot B. Hyde in February 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Catalog Number:
5/1490
Barcode:
051490.000
See related items:
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625883cac-33d5-4a93-afef-11005a5b6012
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_55543