Gorget fragment reworked into a button mold (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: gorget: 1000 BC–AD 900 (Early to Late Woodland period); re-carved and used as a button mold, probably between 1750 and 1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed) and non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Alvin H. Dewey (Alvin Hiram Dewey), Non-Indian, 1859-1928
label: Donor
content: Alvin H. Dewey (Alvin Hiram Dewey), Non-Indian, 1859-1928
label: MAI agent
content: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Alvin H. Dewey (1859-1928, a collector in Rochester, New York); donated by Alvin H. Dewey in 1914, probably through George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) who met Mr. Dewey during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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: Van Wert County; Ohio; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Non-Indian (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/7158
label: Barcode
content: 037158.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Gorget fragment reworked into a button mold (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Slate
label: Techniques
content: Ground, carved