Collector:

Richard K. Meyer  Search this

Donor Name:

Richard K. Meyer  Search this

Site Name:

Craig Mound  Search this

Length - Object:

ca. 22.2 cm

Width - Object:

ca. 18.2 cm

Thickness - Object:

ca. 10.9 cm

Weight - Object:

ca. 525 g

Culture:

Prehistoric  Search this

Object Type:

Dipper

Place:

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

Accession Date:

30 Dec 1966

Notes:

Style: Craig C Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Body portion Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Well colored design Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Snake and talons, dotted circles, chevrons, bead grids Residue: Brown stain in patches on outer. Use Trace: Worm damage, right side deteriorated. Apex and distal portion missing. Inner well scoured. Comments: Very similar to the other w/bird/talon motif in the Craig C school. Snake bounded by bands of 2 dotted circles alternating w/ 4 || lines. 1 talon point up from distal tip, min. 2 extend up and down above snake body. Snakes eye are connected in modified raccoon mask.

Another fragment from this shell has been attached to A448880-2 and the number A4488784 has been crossed out and A448819 has been written on this portion of the shell. A448784-0 is listed in Phillips and Brown for plate 11, the shell listed attached to A448880-2 is A448784 and this number is still visible on the portion of the shell that also reads A448819.

Record Last Modified:

1 Oct 2015

Site Number:

34LF40

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

272249

USNM Number:

A448784-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327b5bf00-4b70-4c61-8627-98b6a5ea73a3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8200840