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Object Number 2004.29.782
Display Title Figurine of kneeling human
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Illinois. / From Dr. F.F. Hilder of St. Louis. See his letter of Oct. 1, 1879. / Found in a small mound 1 1/2 from Cahokia Mound, Ill."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Sculpture General
Subject
  • Sculpture
  • Fragment
Department Photographic
Date 1879
Artist Col. Frank Frederick Hilder
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Madison County
Intrasite Small mound
Additional Geographic Terms Cahokia, near
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 x 22.86 cm (7 x 9 in.)

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