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Disc-shaped object

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1933 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Date created
1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Disc-shaped object
Media/Materials
Mussel shell/shells
Techniques
Ground
Object Type
Unknown Function
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