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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.156
Display Title
Shell gorget
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / T. M. Sanders farm, 1 mi. W. of Direct. / Shell gorget from Burial B-20 -- in Burial Mound on Bois d' Arc Creek, 1/2 mi. from Red River. Depth 26". Bird represents a turkey cock - with a cross background. Note spurrs, wattle and beard. Diameter of ornament 4 3/4". On top of gorget was found a large pearl bead both beneath the chin of the dead. (In same grave were two other unusual offerings -- large stone earplugs, bearing a sheet of hammered copper over outer side. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
Subject
- Gorget
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Lamar County
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<City>
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TM Sanders farm
Intrasite
burial B-20
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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