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Ground Slate Gorget, Fake?

1983.04.0412

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Ground Slate Gorget, Fake?   (1983.04.0412)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Archaic, Prehistoric
Date N/A
Culture Native American

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 15.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.1 cm
Weight 187 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Slate
Manufacturing Processes Drilling, Grinding

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Jennings, Prehistory of North America.
See 1983.04.0404 (specific); see 1983.04.0001 (general).

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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