Gorget

Date created
probably AD 1650–1750
Culture/People
possibly Cayuga (archaeological) (attributed)
Expedition
Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
Expedition sponsor
Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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Place
ScipioTownship; Cayuga County; New York; USA
See related items
Cayuga (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/4494
Barcode
094494.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Gorget
Media/Materials
Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques
Ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6738b3485-b36d-481d-87b5-de035b8a1852
Record ID
NMAI_101899