Donor Name:

Harry M. Trowbridge  Search this

Site Name:

Craig Mound  Search this

Length - Object:

21.7 cm

Width - Object:

ca. 19 cm

Thickness - Object:

ca. 12.3 cm

Weight - Object:

ca. 651.5 g

Culture:

Prehistoric  Search this

Object Type:

Dipper

Place:

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1958

Notes:

Original Catalog Number: 2888 Style: Craig C Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Complete apical & body, distal missing. Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Obliterated Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Human figure, maces, ponytail, concentric circle earspool, sash Use Trace: Well scoured inner apex Comments: Really bad shape as seen in tracing in P & B pl. 308.1 (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma). Prob 2 men back to back, visible one faces left. 2 maces seen between them. Typical Craig C ear. Hatching on short neck.

Record Last Modified:

21 Dec 2022

Site Number:

34LF40

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

228126

USNM Number:

A423262-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c65f1547-8517-42a5-94db-f9a3bbe2a7a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8175798