possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker and Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Northern San Juan Traditions Search this
Charles Cary Graham (C. C. Graham), Non-Indian, 1854-1940 Search this
John A. Koontz (John R. Kunz/John R. Kuntz), Non-Indian, 1832-1910 Search this
Previous owner:
John A. Koontz (John R. Kunz/John R. Kuntz), Non-Indian, 1832-1910 Search this
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933 Search this
Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (Frederick Erastus Hyde Jr.), Non-Indian, 1874-1944 Search this
Seller:
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935 Search this
Object Name:
Incised object (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Incised
Object Type:
Unknown Function
Place:
Cave, Colorado River Canyon; Utah; USA
Date created:
100 BC–AD 1300 (Basketmaker II to Pueblo III period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated in 1892 or 1893 by Charles McLoyd (1851-1913) and Charles Cary Graham (C. C. Graham, 1854-1940); sold to John A. Koontz (1832-1910), a local landowner, circa 1894; sold to B. Talbot B. Hyde (1872-1933) and his brother Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (1874-1944) circa 1895; donated to the American Museum of Natural History (New York City) by the Hyde brothers; withdrawn from the AMNH collection by B. Talbot B. Hyde in August 1909 and lent to the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in conjunction with the George Heye collection there; purchased by George Heye from B. Talbot B. Hyde in February 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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