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Items from the General Museum's Archaeological Catalogue that were part of Accession 212 but whose location is currently unknown.
All numbers are from the General Museum’s original catalogue of archaeological materials.
Locations of the 212 items listed below are currently unknown.
10. Charred wood, from the ancient mines of Isle Royale. Collected by N. H. Winchell.
63. Small stone hammer, withed. From Michigan. Presented by N. H. Winchell.
86. Arrow-points of flint and chert; three, all notched at base. Records lost.
113. One piece of obsidian from lake Minnewaska. Presented by Dan. F. Bartke, of Glennwood, Minn., March 14, 1884.
142. Stone pestle from southern Indiana, near the Ohio river. By purchase from Powers, 18S5.
144. Stone implement from southern Indiana, near the Ohio river. By purchase from Powers, 1885.
153. Large chert hoe. Mississippi river, Ballard county, Ky. By purchase from Powers, 1885.
201. Personal trinkets of John Otter Tail, a Chippewa Indian of Vermilion lake. Collected and presented by H.V. Winchell. August, 1887.
207. Three rounded stones. One of white quartz, 27 ounces in weight; two smaller ones somewhat disk-like. By exchange with H.W. Williamson, New Galilee, Pa. Aug. 1890
208. Three rough stones with excavations on them (paint-cups?) From same.
220. Stone scraper, same locality. By exchange with H.W. Williamson, 1891
221. Stone scraper, same locality. By exchange with H.W. Williamson, 1891
223. Rounded stone supposed to have been used in games; Penna. By exchange with H.W. Williamson, 1891
The following items were human remains or burial objects. Their location is currently unknown.
13. Blue-glass bead, from the mounds at Big Stone Lake. Collected by N. H. Winchell.
14. Perforated bone disk (bead ?), taken from the mounds at Big Stone Lake by N. H. Winchell.
51. Two copper ear pendants (tubular, one has hair in it), from mounds near St. Peter. Deposited in the museum by J. Blackiston.
53. One large, brown, glass bead, from mounds near St. Peter. Deposited in the museum by J. Blackiston.
78. Copper chisel, 1 to 1 1/3 inches wide, 7 inches long. From the same mound with the preceding. Presented by John H. Mosse.
200. Bone whistle. From a mound on top of a butte N.W. of Mandan, Dak. (1882) When found it was nearly covered with some kind of a braided fiber, but which was decayed so it fell off. Presented March 8th, 1886 by H.V. Winchell.