Spherical/ball-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Archaic to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
label: Possible owner
content: William Clement Bryant (William C. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1830-1898
label: Previous owner
content: William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947
label: Seller
content: William Letchworth Bryant (William L. Bryant), Non-Indian, 1871-1947
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Letchworth Bryant (1871-1947) and possibly that of his father, William Clement Bryant (1830-1898); purchased by MAI from William Letchworth Bryant in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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: Smith County; Tennessee; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Unknown Function
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/3693
label: Barcode
content: 103693.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Unknown Function
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spherical/ball-shaped object (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground