Identifier:
1982.33.392
Description:
These arrowheads, pottery shards, and crinoids (5 in total) came from the Grand Canyon in 1922 (though is spelled "Grand Canon." There are 5 items in total and some have the location they were found written on them. A pottery shard says "Kaibob Walhalla Glades", a crinoid says, "Krinoids Grand Canon 1922" and an arrowhead says "Kaidab Grand Canon 1922". An arrowhead and unidentified object do not have recorded information but were stored in the same box so have been kept together.
Note written on box: "Arrowheads from Various places | pottery | krinoid | from Grand Canon"
Written on pottery fragment: "Kaibab Walhalla Glades"
Written on krinoid: "Krinoids Grand Canon 1922"
Label on white point: "Kaibab Grand Canon 1922"
Black point and loose crinoid have no writing or notes
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift of the Estate of Ruth Herrick
Related Entity:
Estate of Dr. Ruth Herrick (donor)
Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.