Ornament
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1600–1785 (Late Plains Village period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969
label: Seller
content: Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Lynn W. Sperry (1877-1969, owner of the farm where the Sperry site is located) and probably collected by him; purchased by MAI from Lynn Sperry in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North of Bismarck; Sperry site, Missouri River; Bismarck; Burleigh County; North Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 14/5060
label: Barcode
content: 145060.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Drilled, perforated