Ear pin part/fragment (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: Previous owner
content: F. Ward, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of F. Ward; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.
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: 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: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/7483
label: Barcode
content: 037483.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear pin part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved