Pierced & Engraved Shell Gorget
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Dec 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Richard K. Meyer
label: Donor Name
content: Richard K. Meyer
label: Site Name
content: Craig Mound
notes: label: Notes
content: A448750 is glued to A448751.
label: Notes
content: Style: Type 1 - Craig A Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Lower left quad Manufacturing Notes: Very narrow fine lines. Some overcutting. Design: 2 person theme Surface Modification: Incised, perforated Symbols: Center pole w/bound raccoons. Men's feet visible. Residue: Spot of brown on left inner edge. Comments: Phillips & Brown (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma) Pl. 131. Consists of A448750 and A448751. 3 raccoon bindings visible. Men face away from pole. Portion of sash visible on left.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 17 Nov 2021
label: Site Number
content: 34LF40
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Prehistoric
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 272249
label: USNM Number
content: A448750-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Gorget
physicalDescription: label: Maximum Length - Object
content: ca. 10.7 cm
label: Weight - Object
content: ca. 37.8 g