Culture/People:

probably Maidu (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009  Search this

Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009  Search this

Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Bifacial tool/projectile point fragment and flake/debitage

Media/Materials:

Obsidian

Techniques:

Flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Dark Canyon site (Maidu or Miwok campsite), Cosumnes River (Consumnes River); El Dorado County; California; USA

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Schickler, 1922-2009) and Eloise L. Carter (photographers of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, and MAI research associates between 1964-1976); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Carter in 1967.

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Catalog Number:

23/9415

Barcode:

239415.000

See related items:

Maidu

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625afb81c-f923-4abd-be48-a4dd4c5eb513

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_254933