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1921.91.177

Stone arrow-head

1921.91.177

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone arrow-head
Long description
Stone arrow-head with lateral notches, tip broken. [ZM 02/02/2007]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Midwestern USA North Dakota Morton County Mandan unnamed archaeological site
Cultural groups
Mandan
Hidatsa
Person
Field collector Anthon Temple Gesner
PRM source Archibald Colquhoun Bell
Date
Date collected
1905
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Quartzite Stone, Process Notched
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Length: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.91.177
Research and responses

This collection was probably excavated originally by Anthon Temple Gesner who published 'Prehistoric Mandan Remains in North Dakota', Records of the past Exploration Society, vol.4. (1905), 363-67. [AS 23/04/2009].

Associated publications
Gesner, A.T. 1905. 'Prehistoric Mandan Remains in North Dakota', Records of the past Exploration Society, vol.4. (1905), 363-67

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