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Digging stick weight (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period and Middle Period  Search this
Excavator:
Francisco Leyva, Jr. (Chico Leyva/Frank Leyva), Non-Indian, 1852-1913  Search this
Previous owner:
Louis G. Dreyfus, Sr. (Louis Goethe Dreyfus), Non-Indian, 1862-1939  Search this
Seller:
Louis G. Dreyfus, Sr. (Louis Goethe Dreyfus), Non-Indian, 1862-1939  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Digging stick weight (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Dibblee Hill (Dibblee Point); Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara County; California; USA
Date created:
6000–500 BC (Early to Middle Holocene period)
Collection History:
Excavated in 1908 by Francisco "Chico" Leyva Jr. (1852-1913), hired as excavator by Louis G. Dreyfus, Sr. (1862-1939, a Santa Barbara, California, real estate agent and investor); subsequently in the collection of Louis G. Dreyfus, Sr.; purchased by MAI from Louis Dreyfus in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
6/4215
Barcode:
064215.000
See related items:
Multiple archaeological cultures
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e3190ea6-4a98-43dd-8909-f1a1da8eb70b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_69435