Ear spool (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: William H. Thacker, Non-Indian, 1836-1914
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William H. Thacker (1836-1914, an attorney, judge, and amateur archaeologist in the Puget Sound, Washington, area); purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: South Appalachian Mississippian (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: 4/7413
label: Barcode
content: 047413.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled