gorget, shell

gorget, shell

gorget, shell

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Introduction

Shell gorget decorated with incised lines and dots. Normal School Collection.

Materials

Shell

Techniques or Format

Four holes, incised lines and dots

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NS20115
Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1912
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Toronto Normal School Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts
GKS Reference Number: 26811
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, gorget, shell. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS20115. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26811.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Lewis Debassige (LD), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Stacey Loyer (SL), Darlene Johnston (DJ) and April Hawkins (AH), Anne de Stecher.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

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