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Object Number
2004.29.1117
Display Title
Effigy head, found in potato field at North Lisbon
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "4 in. long - 2 in. broad - / " Found in a potato field at No. Lisbon, N.H. 12 miles from Profile Mt.
" 2 miles from were an Indian was dug up buried in a sitting posture- surrounded by stone implements. The mouth may have been tampered with since found as it looks as if cut or scraped. Now owned by S. M. Ladd, Littleton, N.H."
Letter of A. R. Burton, Littleton, N.H. who sends this picture to the Cambridge Museum through the P.A.S., Salem
J.R. May- 23/84.
Sort of stone not mentioned nor date of finding.
Keywords
- Effigy
- Archaeological
Subject
- Head
- Effigy
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Hampshire
Additional Geographic Terms
North Lisbon
Materials
Stereoview adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 17.78 cm (3 x 7 in.)
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