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Object Number 2004.29.1944
Display Title Spindle whorls, overhead view.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ohio. (Hopewell Group) / No. 1, made by Mr. C.C. Willoughby, using primitive processes. Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are rings from Altar 1. Effigy mound, Hopewell Group. Full size."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Manufacture and General Utility
Subject
  • Spindle Whorl
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Ross County / <City> / Hopewell Group
Intrasite Effigy Mound
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 x 17.78 cm (6 x 7 in.)

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