Donor Name:

Harry M. Trowbridge  Search this

Site Name:

Craig Mound  Search this

Length - Object:

ca. 23 cm

Width - Object:

ca. 18 cm

Culture:

Prehistoric  Search this

Object Type:

Cloth

Place:

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

Accession Date:

1958

Notes:

Original Catalog Number: 2718-B Style: Tapestry Twist: Z Element: Fragments Shape/form: Irregular Alteration: Chemical Manufacturing Notes: Mostly twined tapestry in at east 3 & maybe 4 colors. 1 long piece of wider hair yarn typical of the spwftw product. Residue: 1 long basketry or grassy fiber. Comments: Colored patches separated by dark brown (once black?) outlining. Weft outlining done in wider yarn than the wefts which fill in the spaces delineated by the outlining. This has 2 patches of similar and possibly related frags, and a bunch of other loose fibers. Dimensions are approximate surface area. Joan Gardner (conservator) says she opened the bundle in 1977 with application of 1-5% glycerine in dist water and gentle prying with steel spatula. Time did not permit mounting in plexi. Part 1 of 14

Record Last Modified:

6 Dec 2018

Site Number:

34LF40

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

228126

USNM Number:

A423372-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3558cb388-3ef4-4776-825b-cb576a20ee23

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8175920