Culture/People:

probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Possible excavator:

Glen McGirr, Non-Indian, 1884-1978  Search this

Previous owner:

Glen McGirr, Non-Indian, 1884-1978  Search this

Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967  Search this

Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990  Search this

Donor:

Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967  Search this

Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990  Search this

Object Name:

Axe head (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Crable Site; Fulton County; Illinois; USA

Date created:

AD 1300–1450 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Glen McGirr (1884-1978, of Maquon, Illinois) and probably excavated by him in the 1930s; subsequently in the collection of his sister-in-law, Gene B. Whiting (1896-1990), and her husband Percy Hollister Whiting (1880-1967); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Percy Whiting in 1960.

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Catalog Number:

23/1387

Barcode:

231387.000

See related items:

Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6784589f7-c53f-46e6-b085-6555d0bb4147

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_246137