Plummet stone engraved with bird motif

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Description: Plummet stone engraved with bird motif

TitlePlummet stone engraved with bird motif

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1500–700 BC

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsRed jasper

DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/612596

Accession number6123.2596

SubjectsIndians of North AmericaToolsWeights and measures

StatusObject from Poverty Point, Bayou Maçon, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

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Catalogue of the Exhibition

Richard F. Townsend (Editor)

Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South

[Catalogue of the Exhibition]

Author

Richard F. Townsend (Editor)

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

PublisherYale University Press

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00064.025

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14317&redirecttoanchor=11550

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