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Collector:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Donor Name:
Richard K. Meyer  Search this
Site Name:
Craig Mound  Search this
Minimum Length - Object:
ca. 17.5 cm
Width - Object:
ca. 19.5 cm
Thickness - Object:
ca. 6.9 cm
Weight - Object:
ca. 367 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 B Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Body fragment Manufacturing Notes: Relatively deep bold design. Design: Single hawk dancer. Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Columella pendant, barred ovals; facial tattoos, per pulley earspool, crosses w/ drilled centers on waistband, fringed apron, spherical shell beads. Residue: Orange organic on inner and outer. Use Trace: Residue Comments: Beads and columella worn on a singly necklace, which shows string. Outstretched wings (no hands). Leg flexed. Brickwork beads at neck and below knees. Gorget or such below beaded choker, but above columella necklace. Barred ovals on arms, thighs, wingtips, half-barred ovals on chest.
Record Last Modified:
13 Mar 2020
Site Number:
34LF40
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
272249
USNM Number:
A448826-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cf422dcb-613c-4d7e-94eb-56b5427b7417
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8200882