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Holdings: 35mm slide: 27974
Date of Photo: 1985
World Region: North America
Region: Southeast US and Eastern Woodlands
Country: United States
State/Province: Tennessee
County/District: Hamilton
Archaeological Site Name: Hixon
Archaeological Site Number: 40-Ha-3
Period: Late Mississippian, c. AD 1450
Culture: Mississippian
Description: Shell gorget with spider motif. Late Mississippian period, ca. AD1450. Hixon site, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Image Categories: Art: Portable object; Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Jewelry; Artifact Material: Animal Materials
Source Type Detail: Book Citation: "Ancient Art of the American Woodland Indians," by David S. Brose, James A. Brown, and David W. Penney; Pl. 135, p. 187. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985.

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Full citation: "Shell gorget with spider motif. Late Mississippian period, ca. AD1450. Hixon site, Hamilton County, Tennessee.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-27621/27621. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 24, 2024.