Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Archaic Tradition (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
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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- Place
- Opelousas; Saint Landry Parish; Louisiana; USA
- See related items
- Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 7818
- Barcode
- 007818.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 3.8 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_8179