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Culture/People:
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions  Search this
Excavator:
Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958  Search this
Previous owner:
Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958  Search this
Wellington M. Cramer, Sr., Non-Indian, 1870-1955  Search this
Ida Dallas Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1866-1960  Search this
Wellington M. Cramer, Jr., Non-Indian, 1895-1969  Search this
Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985  Search this
Donor:
Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985  Search this
Object Name:
Spherical/ball-shaped object
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Pecked
Object Type:
Unknown Function
Place:
Fort; New Place; New York; USA
Date created:
3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
Collection History:
Excavated by Maynard Allen Cramer (1892-1958, a forester and amateur archaeologist) between 1920 and 1940; maintained in the collection of his parents Wellington M. Cramer, Sr. (1870-1955) and Ida Dallas Cramer (1866-1960); inherited by Maynard Cramer’s brother Wellington M. Cramer, Jr. (1895-1969) and his wife Marjorie E. Cramer (1910-1985); lent to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1973; donated to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1976.
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Catalog Number:
23/3583
Barcode:
233583.000
See related items:
Multiple archaeological cultures
Unknown Function
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d7281ca-9a6e-4e1b-892e-612785007589
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248890