Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200-1550 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
label: Previous owner
content: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
label: Seller
content: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by archaeologist Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) in 1914; donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by C.B. Moore soon afterward; purchased by MAI from the Academy of Natural Sciences with other C.B. Moore collection materials in 1929.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Mound E; Hiwassee Island mounds and sites, Tennessee River; Meigs County; Tennessee; USA
label: Island Name
content: Hiwassee Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Tennessee River Islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Central/Middle 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: 17/1864
label: Barcode
content: 171864.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground