Culture/People:

probably Sinagua (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Albert Burch Strahan, Non-Indian, 1909-1997  Search this

Previous owner:

Albert Burch Strahan, Non-Indian, 1909-1997  Search this

John D. Henderson, Non-Indian  Search this

Marilyn B. Henderson, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

John D. Henderson, Non-Indian  Search this

Marilyn B. Henderson, Non-Indian  Search this

Honoree:

Ramona Strahan Henderson (Mrs. Robert Douglas Henderson), Non-Indian, 1905-1996  Search this

Albert Burch Strahan, Non-Indian, 1909-1997  Search this

Object Name:

Bifacial tool/projectile point, flake/debitage, and pebbles (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone, obsidian

Techniques:

Flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Montezuma Castle, Montezuma National Monument; Yavapai County; Arizona; USA

Date created:

AD 1050–1400

Collection History:

Collected by Albert Burch Strahan (1909-1997), probably between 1915 and 1921 when he and his sister Ramona Strahan Henderson (Mrs. Robert Douglas Henderson, 1905-1996) lived in the Jerome, Arizona, area; inherited by Ramona Henderson's son John D. Henderson; donated to NMAI by John D. Henderson and his wife Marilyn B. Henderson in 1999 on behalf of the Henderson family and in memory of Albert Burch Strahan and Ramona Strahan Henderson.

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Catalog Number:

25/5045

Barcode:

255045.000

See related items:

Sinagua (archaeological culture)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654d7a048-ddb2-4b5b-85b4-0e69452e8e60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270913