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Culture/People:
possibly Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Possible excavator:
Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this
Seller:
Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this
Object Name:
Maskette
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Christian County; Kentucky; USA
Date created:
AD 1350-1550 (Late Mississippian period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly excavated by Colonel Bennett H. Young (1843-1919, Confederate cavalry officer, amateur archaeologist, and author of works on Kentucky archaeology); purchased by George Heye from Colonel Young in 1915.
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Catalog Number:
4/7829
Barcode:
047829.000
See related items:
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2fef531-2651-49a9-970e-7f0cec09b2e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_51321