Ear pin (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1000–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Charles E. Locke (Charles Erie Locke/C.E. Locke), Non-Indian, 1850-1919
label: Seller
content: Charles E. Locke (Charles Erie Locke/C.E. Locke), Non-Indian, 1850-1919
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles Erie Locke (1850-1919, a theatre and opera producer and later a New York City businessman); purchased by George Heye from Charles E. Locke in 1908.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Arkansas; USA
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: 1/7704
label: Barcode
content: 017704.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear pin (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved