Ground Slate Gorget, Fake?

1983.04.0401

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Ground Slate Gorget, Fake?   (1983.04.0401)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Adornment
  4. :
  5. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Prehistoric
Date N/A
Culture Native American

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 22.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 11.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.1 cm
Weight 444 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Slate
Manufacturing Processes Drilling, Grinding, Polishing

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

See 1983.04.0001.
Paterek, Josephine. Encylopedia of American Indian Costume. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1994.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Mrs. Reid Tombaugh
Reproduction Needs Research

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