possibly Glades (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Expedition:
Pepper-Hearst Florida Keys Expedition (1895-1896) (Frank Hamilton Cushing Mound Key, Key Marco, Demorey Key Expediton) Search this
Expedition leader:
Frank Hamilton Cushing, Non-Indian, 1857-1900 Search this
Previous owner:
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania) Search this
Object Name:
Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Key Marco; Collier County; Florida; USA
Archipelago:
Florida West Coast Islands
Island Name:
Marco Island
Island Grouping:
Ten Thousand Islands
Date created:
AD 1-850 (Middle to Late Woodland/Glades II period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated in 1895 or 1896 by members of the Pepper-Hearst Florida Keys Expedition, led by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) and sponsored by Dr. William Pepper (1843-1898) and Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) for the Free Museum of Science and Art; part of the collections of the Free Museum until 1908 when it was acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum.
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