Object Details
- Collection History
- Found about 1912 by the children of Dr. E.M. Soule (of Unity, Maine); presented by Dr. Soule to Walter Brown Smith (1858-1939, of Bangor, Maine) in 1927; inherited by Walter Smith's daughter Hazel Smith (1891-1973); purchased by MAI from Hazel Smith in 1951.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Collector
- Children of E. M. Soule, Non-Indian
- Donor
- Dr. E. M. Soule, Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Seller
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Date created
- 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Gorget
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, drilled
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
