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Object Number
2005.1.218.19
Display Title
Shell engraving
Descriptions
Object Description
Charcoal rubbing of a shell gorget depicting two figures, back to back, each wearing identical skirts decorated with a Greek cross with a linear cross inside. Each figure is holding an object. Mounted on a board under an onion skin cover. Writing on the board says "Haskey Gorget, Greenbriar Site, Desha, Ark. (Independance County).
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Archival, Paper
Date
20th century
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arkansas
Materials
Crayon
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 51 x 0.25 cm (20 1/16 x 20 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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