Engraved Conch Shell Dipper Frag.
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: Style: Craig various Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Various fragments, in 1 apex Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Various styles Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Wings, beaded forelock, divided arc, divided triangle Residue: Brown to reddish brown on 5 Comments: IncL. 1 piece w/face and beaded forelock. Generally these are wing fragments from bird-men or other winged creatures. Range from relatively unadorned to highly detailed. Covers all styles. Long dist frag is in Pl.171Cc, Cb., 186H, 186B (448868). 209.1A, A-4Q. B-1K. Woodpecker head w/dotted beak (Phillips & Brown 1983 Pl.183b (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. Vols VI-VI)).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Oct 2015
label: Site Number
content: 34LF40
label: Specimen Count
content: 15
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: A448869-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dipper
physicalDescription: label: Weight - Object
content: ca. 945.7 g
label: Maximum Length - Object
content: ca. 16 cm
label: Maximum Width - Object
content: ca. 9.5 cm