Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200-1550 (Middle to Late Mississippian period: Hiwassee Island or Dallas Phases)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Harry Horning, Non-Indian, 1908-1966
label: Previous owner
content: David E. Currie, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been excavated in 1912; formerly in the collection of Harry Horning (1908-1966, an artifact collector in Easton, Pennsylvania); acquired by David E. Currie at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with David Currie in 1971.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Raht Island, Hiwassee River; Bradley County; Tennessee; USA
label: Island Name
content: Raht Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Hiwassee River Islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Central/Middle 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: 24/4135
label: Barcode
content: 244135.000
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: Carved, incised, drilled