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Object Number
2004.29.2394
Display Title
Effigy jar collected by Captain W. P. Hale, 1880, found 2.25 feet down
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tennessee. / Coll. by W. P. Hale, 1880. It was 2 1/2 ft down from present surface in a small mound considerably worn down by cultivation on Mr. R. W. Friend's farm at Pecan Point, Tenn near the river. It was already crushed by a large root of a tree grown through it. With it were some human bones a bone awl, & several bone & shell charms."
-Pecan Pt. is in Arkansas. S. William, 1981
Keywords
- Household
- Archaeological
Subject
- Effigy
- Jar
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Tennessee?
Additional Geographic Terms
Pecan point
Materials
Stereoview adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 8.26 x 15.88 cm (3 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
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