Shell
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Collector
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) between 1918 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Owens (Owens Mills); King George County; Virginia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Materials: Raw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/5806
label: Barcode
content: 105806.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Raw
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Scallop shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified