Gorget fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 900-1500 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
- Culture/People
- probably South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
- Seller
- Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (Dr. S. C. Heighway), Non-Indian, 1856-1946
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Sheridan C. Heighway (1856-1946); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Heighway in 1914.
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- Place
- Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA
- See related items
- South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 4/3746
- Barcode
- 043746.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Gorget fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Incised, drilled
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_46775