Pendant
- Date created
- 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Possible owner
- Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
- Donald O. Boudeman, Non-Indian, 1881-1949
- Bernard F. Gabringer (B. F. Gabringer), Non-Indian, 1890-1988
- Previous owner
- Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
- Donor
- Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
- Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey); possibly acquired by Dr. Burke from Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area), Donald O. Boudeman (1881-1949, a collector from Kalamazoo, Michigan), or Bernard F. Gabringer (1890-1988, an accountant and collector from Tiffin, Ohio); donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
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- Place
- Southold; Suffolk County; New York; USA
- Island Name
- Long Island
- Island Grouping
- Long Island
- See related items
- Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/283
- Barcode
- 220283.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Pendant
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, incised, drilled
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 5.1 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_235084