David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Harvard University), University of California, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Mastodon State Historic Site, Jefferson County, Missouri
Collector:
David Ives Bushnell Jr. and W. C. Farabee
Collection date:
July-September 1902
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stoppers (container components)
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
It is thought that these so-called stoppers are for water bottles. It may be they were for rubbing pottery in its manufacture.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #80: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lewis K. Napton (February 2, 1971–July 19, 1971), S1972-1973 #41: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Thomas Roy Hester (January 5, 1973–January 30, 1973), and S1972-1973 #87: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert J. Rodden (February 1, 1973–March 23, 1973)