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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