Culture/People:

possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Plains Archaic, Plains Woodland, and Plains Village Traditions and Shoshone  Search this

Excavator:

Louis Schellbach, III (Don Louis Schellbach III), Non-Indian, 1887-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Paint stone

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Materials: Raw

Place:

Cave A, Snake River Canyon; Owyhee County; Idaho; USA

Date created:

1000 BC–AD 1800 (Late Plains Archaic to post–Contact period)

Collection History:

Excavated in 1929 by Louis Schellbach III (1887-1971) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.

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Catalog Number:

16/6848

Barcode:

166848.000

See related items:

Multiple archaeological cultures

Materials: Raw

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690ff4e63-54ad-4b57-ae3d-a56fe7524e21

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_178865