Disc-shaped object

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Date created: AD 1500–1785 (Late Plains Village period)

Culture/People: probably Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector: George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920
Previous owner: George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920
Seller: Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965

Collection History: Probably collected by George H. Bingenheimer (1861-1920, businessman and Indian Agent for the Standing Rock Reservation from 1898 to 1903); purchased by MAI in 1923 from his widow Margaret Bingenheimer (1865-1965)
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Place: South of Mandan, just above confluence of Heart and Missouri rivers; Motsiff site, Missouri River; Mandan; Morton County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological); Unknown Function

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/3328
Barcode: 123328.000

Object Type: Unknown Function

Object Name: Disc-shaped object
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f79268c6-0ca9-485b-9a60-f5afeaa885cb

Record ID: NMAI_132770