Collector:

Richard K. Meyer  Search this

Donor Name:

Richard K. Meyer  Search this

Site Name:

Craig Mound  Search this

Length - Object:

ca. 5.46 cm

Width - Object:

ca. 5.5 cm

Weight - Object:

ca. 96.3 g

Bore Diameter:

ca. 0.66 cm

Culture:

Prehistoric  Search this

Object Type:

Effigy

Place:

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

Accession Date:

30 Dec 1966

Notes:

Style: Mask Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Nicely modelled and incised lines are deep and v-shaped. Design: Relief sculpting Surface Modifictation: Incised, excised Symbols: Human face, perforated pulley earspool, forked eye. Residue: Small adherant particles on forehead. Bore has sediment in it. Comments: No forelock. Frontal face view. eye treated as oval w/in forked eye pattern. Pupil is a drill start. Teeth are raised, and the center of the mouth/teeth is missing from the surface. Wears band around forehead wh /has 3 lines || in center, sets of 2 on each side. Craig style feature rendition?

Record Last Modified:

1 Oct 2015

Site Number:

34LF40

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

272249

USNM Number:

A448773-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/360101767-a508-47bd-8606-ac4d7ee2b43c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8200825