Chunkee stone/Discoidal (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
I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926
Seller
I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Isaac McGirk Mitchell (1868-1926, a collector in St. Louis, Missouri); purchased by MAI from I. McGirk Mitchell in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Union County; Illinois; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
6/1569
Barcode
061569.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Object Name
Chunkee stone/Discoidal (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e60c1d3d-7813-459c-b64e-09bf4354393c
Record ID
NMAI_66533