Ear pin (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900-1500 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Expedition
content: Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition (1926)
label: Expedition leader
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1926 during the Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition. led by MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Culberson; Mound on south side of Nottely River (Notla River); Culberson; Cherokee County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: South Appalachian 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: 15/1149
label: Barcode
content: 151149.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear pin (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved