Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 900 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Collector
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana), likely before 1890; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Farm of John Slate near mound, 16 miles from Oxford; Slate Place, Little Tallahatchie River; Oxford; Lafayette County; Mississippi; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7285
label: Barcode
content: 007285.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground
label: Dimensions
content: 15.2 x 8.9 x 45.7 cm