Culture/People:

possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions  Search this

Previous owner:

William H. Thacker, Non-Indian, 1836-1914  Search this

Object Name:

Spherical/ball-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Cass County; Illinois; USA

Date created:

3000 BC–AD 900 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William H. Thacker (1836-1914, an attorney, judge, and amateur archaeologist in the Puget Sound, Washington, area); purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.

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Catalog Number:

4/5420

Barcode:

045420.000

See related items:

Multiple archaeological cultures

Unknown Function

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67e10a3e9-967e-46bf-89d0-c1af9eb775f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_48936