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Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Iron
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Nass River; Kitladamax (Kitlakdamik, Kit-lagh-damoks, Gitlarhdamks, Menesk); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
1/4354
Barcode:
014354.000
See related items:
Nisga'a (Niska)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws603f773a7-7e29-4ddb-81d5-197d8589db18
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_15034
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Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Chan Santa Cruz Maya  Search this
Collector:
Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Stone, steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Yapcheck; Quintana Roo State; Mexico
Catalog Number:
21/2058
Barcode:
212058.000
See related items:
Chan Santa Cruz Maya
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b0e5daee-1d65-4cc0-a12d-f91b10c03394
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_226062
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Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel, wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Skeena River; North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District), Kitimat-Stikine Regional D; British Columbia; Canada
Catalog Number:
2/6947
Barcode:
026947.000
See related items:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws637b4b04c-c288-466e-9cbd-0f7ee607a0ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28732
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this
Previous owner:
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this
Seller:
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this
Seller agent:
Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Ivory, steel
Techniques:
Perforated
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Catalog Number:
5/4565
Barcode:
054565.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6019a4bee-68f1-4818-8989-853e683814e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_58841
Online Media:

Firestarting steel (Image withheld)

Culture/People:
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Cayuga  Search this
Collector:
William W. Adams (W. W. Adams), Non-Indian, 1841-1922  Search this
Seller:
William W. Adams (W. W. Adams), Non-Indian, 1841-1922  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Grave; Scipioville; Cayuga County; New York; USA
Date created:
probably AD 1600–1650
Catalog Number:
5/1328
Barcode:
051328.000
See related items:
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Cayuga (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61cd8009d-b238-43cc-88f6-4f3576d4e17c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_55049

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Selk'nam (Ona)  Search this
Collector:
Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this
Previous owner:
Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this
Seller:
Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Unmodified
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile
Archipelago:
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Catalog Number:
5/8558
Barcode:
058558.000
See related items:
Selk'nam (Ona)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63ea0d249-0b68-47da-80b9-6d54317d7a26
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_63318
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; collected from the Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Collector:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Seller:
Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
Catalog Number:
6/8020
Barcode:
068020.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6957aec84-05ce-4389-96b8-1e550d7b97d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_73314
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
probably Non-Indian (attributed); probably used by the Denésoliné (Chipewyan)  Search this
Collector:
Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
7/1071
Barcode:
071071.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6291aa2a0-437a-4220-a1f9-4d3be6e902cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_76608
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian (archaeological)  Search this
Possible owner:
William Clement Bryant (William C. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1830-1898  Search this
Previous owner:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Seller:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Cattaraugus Reservation; Cattaraugus County; New York; USA
Date created:
1650–1800
Catalog Number:
10/4177
Barcode:
104177.000
See related items:
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bdc134ed-ac47-47ee-a02b-3a4e3cf0e49c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_112617
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; collected among the Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this
Possible owner:
William Clement Bryant (William C. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1830-1898  Search this
Previous owner:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Seller:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA
Catalog Number:
10/4178
Barcode:
104178.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bd03259-75ea-47cd-98d7-376201c8eb69
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_112619
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; collected among the Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this
Possible owner:
William Clement Bryant (William C. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1830-1898  Search this
Previous owner:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Seller:
William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA
Catalog Number:
10/4179
Barcode:
104179.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6299418e4-768a-4f78-9073-849950a2dcb9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_112620
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; probably used by the Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Previous owner:
Erwin G. Ward (Erwin Graham Ward/E. G. Ward), Non-Indian, 1849-1920  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
Catalog Number:
11/4483
Barcode:
114483.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a8c44356-509e-4f19-9b1c-1b88c666fde7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_123363
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; possibly collected from the Wichí (Mataco)  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Chaco Province; Argentina
Catalog Number:
15/2940
Barcode:
152940.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Wichí (Mataco)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b28df79-36a5-4c40-815e-f9bb1598d1ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_164156
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Haida  Search this
Collector:
Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Previous owner:
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Catalog Number:
1/6724
Barcode:
016724.000
See related items:
Haida
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws613505c9e-8458-49e8-bf8d-503f2d65f749
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_17506
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Mississippi Choctaw  Search this
Previous owner:
Calvin Isam, Mississippi Choctaw  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Native Term:
ta le tcu nu ka be'
Place:
Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA
Catalog Number:
1/8827
Barcode:
018827.000
See related items:
Mississippi Choctaw
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6006b3b8b-b857-4c5c-a6c6-7a68d190b522
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_19974
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Wyandotte [Oklahoma]  Search this
Previous owner:
Jane Sarahas, Wyandotte [Oklahoma]  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Dimensions:
2.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 cm
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Native Term:
ta si sta a sta
Place:
Quapaw Agency; Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
1/9546
Barcode:
019546.000
See related items:
Wyandotte [Oklahoma]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6893d674c-e160-4fde-93b8-487c35d8dd97
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20900
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Oneida  Search this
Excavator:
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this
David Sands Titus, III (D. S. Titus), Non-Indian, 1881-1949  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Metal
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Refuse; Sullivan site; Munnsville; Madison County; New York; USA
Date created:
probably AD 1640–1680
Catalog Number:
19/9944
Barcode:
199944.001
See related items:
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Oneida (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69979c935-0ba9-4979-9121-9f64e7a94c54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_213247
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Seller:
Edna W. Barnard (Edna A. Woehrmann/Mrs. William Clark Barnard), Non-Indian, 1887-1968  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
20/7419
Barcode:
207419.000
See related items:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60d0095a3-b80d-490b-a998-c253a73688f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_221216
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Seller:
Edna W. Barnard (Edna A. Woehrmann/Mrs. William Clark Barnard), Non-Indian, 1887-1968  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
20/7420
Barcode:
207420.000
See related items:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673576b00-3679-4ac9-a2e8-6527ccc8c4dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_221217
Online Media:

Firestarting steel

Culture/People:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this
Seller:
Edna W. Barnard (Edna A. Woehrmann/Mrs. William Clark Barnard), Non-Indian, 1887-1968  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting steel
Media/Materials:
Steel
Techniques:
Forged
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Catalog Number:
20/7421
Barcode:
207421.000
See related items:
Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ea82d88d-c2e6-41c9-81f7-17b8b8e8c5b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_221218
Online Media:

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