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Native American ➔ Strike-a-light Kit
Identifier:
E165181Description:
Oval shaped brass container with circular brass cover for magnifying glass in center of the lid. flint and metal striker contained within.Materials:
Brass, Flint, Metal, GlassDimensions:
5" h 3" w 4.5" dCurrent Location Status:
Education ProgramCollection Tier:
Tier 3Source:
Gift Of Estate Of Dr. Ruth HerrickExhibit/Program:
Connect: Trade & Transformation (December 5 2024)This program introduces students to the meeting between French fur traders and the Great Lakes Anishinabek, focusing on the beginnings of the exchange of knowledge and goods between them. Demonstrations and hands-on activities with artifacts will help students step into the past to discover this history and reflect on the meeting between the two cultures. Learners will also examine the harmful impacts of European colonization on native communities, such as disease, loss of land and attacks on culture.
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.