Ornament

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Date created: probably AD 1570–1700 (Late Plains Village period)

Culture/People: possibly Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator: Ernst Reinhold Steinbrueck (E. R. Steinbrueck), Non-Indian, 1836-1918
Previous owner: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Seller: State Historical Society of North Dakota

Collection History: Excavated between 1902 and 1908 by amateur archaeologist Ernst Reinhold Steinbrueck (1836-1918) for the State Historical Society of North Dakota (Bismarck, North Dakota); purchased by MAI from the State Historical Society of North Dakota in 1925.
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Place: Scattered Village site (Mandan City site), Missouri River; Mandan; Morton County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/565
Barcode: 140565.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ornament
Media/Materials: Abalone/Haliotis shell
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d52862f-4b0d-42c3-8eaa-ab64f320d698

Record ID: NMAI_151149