Hoe blade (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1200-1550 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
possibly Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition (1919)
Expedition leader
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Expedition sponsor
Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
Collection History
Excavated in 1919 during the C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition, led by MAI staff member Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971) and sponsored by MAI trustee and archaeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936).
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Place
Hiwassee Island mounds and sites, Tennessee River; Meigs County; Tennessee; USA
Island Name
Hiwassee Island
Island Grouping
Tennessee River Islands
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Agricultural Tools/Equipment
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/6190
Barcode
096190.000
Object Type
Agricultural Tools/Equipment
Object Name
Hoe blade (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e37dfa26-4a6b-409f-9bbb-e6bc72a37758
Record ID
NMAI_104001