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Disc-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition (1926)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Disc-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Impressed
Object Type:
Unknown Function
Place:
Prentiss; Macon County; North Carolina; USA
Date created:
1000 BC-AD 1000 (Early to Late Woodland-period)
Collection History:
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1926 during the Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition. led by MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Catalog Number:
15/1107
Barcode:
151107.000
See related items:
Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
Unknown Function
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667af29f9-3b5b-4f0f-bba2-c98ebb18c1c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_162254