Culture/People:

possibly Southeast (archaeological) (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:

Cross-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Culberson; Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA

Date created:

possibly 1800-1900

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:

15/1194

Barcode:

151194.000

See related items:

Southeast (archaeological)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f791faea-8fa4-456f-8642-9c20a251ccce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_162347