Pottery smoother (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Woodland to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Woodland and Mississippian Traditions
label: Excavator
content: Otto Giers (Otto Burkhardt Giers), Non-Indian, 1858-1940
label: Previous owner
content: Otto Giers (Otto Burkhardt Giers), Non-Indian, 1858-1940
label: Seller
content: Otto Giers (Otto Burkhardt Giers), Non-Indian, 1858-1940
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Otto Burkhardt Giers (1858-1940, archaeology hobbyist and City Clerk of Nashville, Tennessee) in 1885; purchased by George Heye from Otto Giers in 1915.
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place: label: Place
content: Near Nashville; Nashville; Davidson County; Tennessee; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Pottery making tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/8332
label: Barcode
content: 048332.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pottery making tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pottery smoother (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Abraded