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Record Details
- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 14760
- Date of Photo
- 1973
- World Region
- North America
- Region
- Great Lakes Region
- Country
- United States
- State/Province
- New York
- County/District
- Monroe
- Political Location
- Honeoye Falls
- Archaeological Site Name
- Dann
- Archaeological Site Number
- NYSM 1022; A05509.000003
- Period
- AD 1660 - 1675
- Culture
- Seneca
- Description
- New York, Honeoye Falls. Dann Site. Duck bill pendants. In mid-Colonial times, this very curious shell pendant had a short but popular reign. The pendant, called a duck bill resembles a duck or goose and is most likely to stylistic representation of the Canadian Wild Goose. They were perforated through the neck, having eyes and sometimes wings which were indicated by dots drilled in the shell and filled with black pigment. 1660-1675. 3.5cm by 1
- Image Categories
- Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Jewelry
- Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Jewelry
- Artifact Material: Animal Materials
- Source Type Detail
- Vendor: Culture Primitive, Inc.
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4568 x 2848
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 20959
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-20959/20959
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"New York, Honeoye Falls. Dann Site. Duck bill pendants. In mid-Colonial times, this very curious shell pendant had a short but popular reign. The pendant, called a duck bill resembles a duck or goose and is most likely to stylistic representation of the Canadian Wild Goose. They were perforated through the neck, having eyes and sometimes wings which were indicated by dots drilled in the shell and filled with black pigment. 1660-1675. 3.5cm by 1". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-20959/20959. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 19, 2024.