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Tabular object (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
AD 1350-1550 (Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
F. Ward, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of F. Ward; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.
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Place
Williams Island, Tennessee River; Hamilton County; Tennessee; USA
Island Name
Williams Island
Island Grouping
Tennessee River Islands
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Unknown Function
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/7475
Barcode
037475.000
Object Type
Unknown Function
Object Name
Tabular object (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Carved
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws617c36500-05c4-46dc-9ea4-5d57bb68c31d
Record ID
NMAI_40119