Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900-1550 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
label: Donor
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments); donated to MAI by Mr. Eppley in 1929.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Swain County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3824
label: Barcode
content: 163824.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mano/Grinding stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground