Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 1000-200 BC (Early Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- probably Adena (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Previous owner
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
- Possible collector
- Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
- Collection History
- Collection history unknow, but possibly collected or excavated by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) between 1867 and 1869; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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- Place
- near Stone Fort; Old Stone Fort site; Manchester; Coffee County; Tennessee; USA
- See related items
- Adena (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 7751
- Barcode
- 007751.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, drilled
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 3.3 x 12.7 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_8100