Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 900–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Gardner Mason Sherman (Gardner M. Sherman), Non-Indian, ca. 1850-1906
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Gardner Mason Sherman (ca. 1850-1906, a well-known collector in South Hadley, Massachusetts); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.
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Place
Pike County; Illinois; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5548
Barcode
005548.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Carved, incised, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d609ded2-02e6-4c77-b015-1f1afb6bfa5d
Record ID
NMAI_5935