Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC–AD 850 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Alexander Dienst, Non-Indian, 1870-1938
label: Previous owner
content: Roger N. Conger, Non-Indian, 1909-1996
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated circa 1936 by a road construction crew and probably acquired soon afterward by Dr. Alexander Dienst (1870-1938, a dentist and historian in Temple, Texas); acquired by Roger N. Conger (1909-1996, a Waco, Texas, politician and local historian) in the 1940s; acquired by MAI in 1958 through an exchange with Roger Conger.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Oenaville; Oenaville; Bell County; Texas; 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: 22/7573
label: Barcode
content: 227573.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Incised, perforated, notched