Pendant

Pendant
Date created
probably AD 1550–1700
Culture/People
probably Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
Excavator
Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958
Previous owner
Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958
Wellington M. Cramer, Sr., Non-Indian, 1870-1955
Ida Dallas Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1866-1960
Wellington M. Cramer, Jr., Non-Indian, 1895-1969
Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985
Donor
Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985
Collection History
Excavated by Maynard Allen Cramer (1892-1958, a forester and amateur archaeologist) between 1920 and 1940; maintained in the collection of his parents Wellington M. Cramer, Sr. (1870-1955) and Ida Dallas Cramer (1866-1960); inherited by Maynard Cramer’s brother Wellington M. Cramer, Jr. (1895-1969) and his wife Marjorie E. Cramer (1910-1985); lent to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1973; donated to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1976.
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Place
New York; USA
See related items
Iroquoian (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/7571
Barcode
237571.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Pendant
Media/Materials
Antler, stone, shell/shells
Techniques
Carved, ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670bac1e7-9297-4f2a-97f1-7a0307630265
Record ID
NMAI_252939