Gorget

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Date created: 200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably Hopewell (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source in 1916.
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Place: West Virginia; USA

See related items: Hopewell (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3333
Barcode: 053333.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, drilled, notched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60bfbb4f7-e779-4e66-9de8-62a0cd7a4e64

Record ID: NMAI_57407