probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Expedition leader:
Jesse L. Nusbaum (Jesse Logan Nusbaum/Jess Nusbaum), Non-Indian, 1887-1975 Search this
Expedition:
T. Coleman du Pont Utah and Arizona Expedition (1920) Search this
Expedition sponsor:
T. Coleman du Pont (Thomas Coleman du Pont), Non-Indian, 1863-1930 Search this
Object Name:
Digging stick (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Near Kanab; Cave du Pont, Cave Lakes Canyon; Kanab; Kane County; Utah; USA
Date created:
300 BC–AD 400 (Basketmaker II period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated in 1920 during the T. Coleman du Pont Expedition, led by Jesse L. Nusbaum (1887-1975, MAI staff member) and funded by T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930, a businessman and U.S. senator from Delaware).
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