Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1100-1350 (Middle Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Earl C. Townsend, Jr., Non-Indian, 1914-2007
label: Seller
content: Earl C. Townsend, Jr., Non-Indian, 1914-2007
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Earl C. Townsend, Jr. (an attorney and artifact collector in Indianapolis, Indiana); purchased by MAI from Earl Townsend in 1953.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lyon County; Kentucky; 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: 22/1680
label: Barcode
content: 221680.000
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, drilled, incised