Culture/People:

probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. George Jackson Fisher (Dr. G. J. Fisher), Non-Indian, 1825-1893  Search this

Union Free School, District One  Search this

Donor:

Union Free School, District One  Search this

Object Name:

Disc-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Granite

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Buffalo; Dallas County; Missouri; USA

Date created:

AD 900–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. George Jackson Fisher (1825-1893, an obstetrician and collector in Ossining, New York); acquired by the Union Free School, District One, Ossining, New York, in 1894; donated to MAI by the Union Free School in 1960.

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Catalog Number:

22/9871

Barcode:

229871.000

See related items:

Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69c0681d3-3100-432b-b488-0387ec5f3f10

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_244909