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Image Not Available for Bifaces encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Bifaces encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Image Not Available for Bifaces encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Object Number 79-38-10/20404
Display Title Bifaces encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, encrusted witha red pigment.
Classification
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Date 600 BC-AD 1000
Culture
  • Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Peoria County / <City> / Mound; Sam Parker's land
Intrasite No. 1; Found with red paint
Additional Geographic Terms Spoon River
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 3.4 x 0.9 cm (4 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 20404
Provenance
Collector William H. Adams (1879)
Donor William H. Adams (1879)

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