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Figure part/fragment

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1911 by Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973, a poet and educator in Spartanburg, South Carolina); purchased by MAI from Archibald Rutledge in 1968 using funds donated by philanthropist Lila Acheson Wallace (1899-1984).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Monongahela (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Archibald Rutledge, Non-Indian, 1883-1973
Seller
Archibald Rutledge, Non-Indian, 1883-1973
Presenter/funding source
Lila A. Wallace (Lila Acheson Wallace), Non-Indian, 1899-1984
Date created
AD 1050–1635 (Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Figure part/fragment
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, drilled, incised
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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