Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC-AD 1550 (Early Woodland to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Woodland and Mississippian Traditions
label: Possible excavator
content: Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919
label: Previous owner
content: Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919
label: Seller
content: Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly excavated by Colonel Bennett H. Young (1843-1919, Confederate cavalry officer, amateur archaeologist, and author of works on Kentucky archaeology); purchased by George Heye from Colonel Young in 1915.
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: Bell County; Kentucky; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/7592
label: Barcode
content: 047592.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Gorget (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Drilled, ground