Engraved Conch Shell Dipper Frag.

Object Details

Notes

Style: Braden C Raw Material 2: Busycon sinistrum Element: Distal Alteration: Weathered Manufacturing Notes: Crude execution Surface Modification: Incised Symbols: Heads, forked eye Residue: Brown spotty on both surface w/ concentration in distal area. Comments: Phillips and Brown picture in 1983, Pl 8-K (Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma. Vols VI-VI). Rows of heads facing left.

Record Last Modified

1 Oct 2015

Site Number

34LF40

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Prehistoric

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Accession Date

30 Dec 1966

Accession Number

272249

USNM Number

A448861-1

Collector

Richard K. Meyer

Donor Name

Richard K. Meyer

Site Name

Craig Mound

Object Type

Dipper

Maximum Length - Object

ca. 12.66 cm

Maximum Width - Object

ca. 6 cm

Weight - Object

ca. 79.8 g

Place

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, North America

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Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8200925

Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce9a06da-7b08-4eee-a52c-b498560a90ee