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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Shoshone (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Expedition:
William S. Fulton Idaho Expedition (1937)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Godfrey J. Olsen, Non-Indian, 1906-1964  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
William Shirley Fulton (William S. Fulton), Non-Indian, 1880-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Scoria
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
15 miles southeast of Bruneau; Cave, Bruneau Canyon; Bruneau; Owyhee County; Idaho; USA
Date created:
probably AD 1450–1850
Collection History:
Collected in 1937 during MAI's William S. Fulton Idaho Expedition, led by independent archaeologist Godfrey J. Olsen (1906-1964) and sponsored by William Shirley Fulton (1880-1964, an archaeologist, founder of the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon, Arizona, and MAI trustee).
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Catalog Number:
19/6551
Barcode:
196551.001
See related items:
Shoshone (archaeological)
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6760d317f-7f69-46f2-8e4d-bf6551d00c14
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209703