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: Braden B Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: 2 apical & 1 body fragment Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Knobs present Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Snake-like components, quadruped, dotted circles, fish-like animals. Residue: Dark brown sediment Comments: Includes 2 frag 448880, only 2 pcs have 448868 no. Fantastic animals in very ornate design. Phillips & Brown 1978 Pl. 91a, b, c (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. Vol I-III).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Oct 2015
label: Site Number
content: 34LF40
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
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: A448868-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dipper
physicalDescription: label: Weight - Object
content: ca. 333.1 g
label: Length - Object
content: ca. 13.2 cm