Gorget
date: label: Date created
content: 800 BC–AD 500 (Early to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Walter Lee Griffin (W. L. Griffin), Non-Indian, 1882-1918
label: Previous owner
content: Walter Lee Griffin (W. L. Griffin), Non-Indian, 1882-1918
label: Seller
content: Walter Lee Griffin (W. L. Griffin), Non-Indian, 1882-1918
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated at an unknown date by Walter Lee Griffin (1882-1918, an amateur archaeologist and artifact dealer in Somerset, Kentucky); purchased by MAI from Walter Griffin in 1918.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mason County; West Virginia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4414
label: Barcode
content: 004414.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Gorget
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled