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Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

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:
Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Sandstone
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Trigg County; Kentucky; USA
Date created:
AD 900-1550 (Early to 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:
4/7605
Barcode:
047605.000
See related items:
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ecf40e3b-bd45-4070-aff4-7d9365783c49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_51489