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642 Items

19th century - 20th century | sinew

Buffalo sinew strip tied in two knots

2000 BCE - 1000 CE | Stone, hematite

Stone plummet

1000 -- 1600 CE | Stone -- sandstone

Sandstone grinding stones or abraiders

circa 1890 | rawhide, pigment

Parfleche envelope with yellow, green, red, and blue dyes

1800s | Ivory

Ivory cylinder with a carved animal head and two bears

700 - 1600 CE | flint clay (often called Arkansas Bauxite) and catlinite

Human effigy pipe appearing to hold a large rattle in his left hand

19th century | wood, ivory, rope, bone, twine and pigment

Inuit bird spear with ivory prongs

late 19th century | leather, glass, sinew, wood, metal

A beaded knife sheath and metal knife with a wood handle

circa 19th century | leather, metal, wood, brass

A leather knife sheath decorated with brass buttons

late 19th century | leather, pigment, wood, metal

A knife sheath painted inside and out and a metal knife with a wooden handle

Unknown | wood, brass, silver, rawhide

Quirt decorated with brass tacks and four separate silver ornaments, rawhide lask, and piece of cloth tied to handle

1000 BCE -- 700 CE | Bone

Bone bead

7000-2000 BCE | Clay

Clay cooking stone sometimes called "boiling stone"

2000 BCE-700 CE | Stone

3/4 grooved stone axe

7000 - 2000 BCE | Stone

Stone scraper

Unknown | Stone

Stone scraper

Unknown | Stone

Stone scraper

1000 BCE -- 400 CE | Stone

Stone Corner-Tanged knife blade

1000 BCE -- 400 CE | Stone

Stone Corner-Tanged knife blade

Unknown | Stone

Stone drill made from salvaged projectile point