Bifacially thinned circular stone Mississippian ceremonial blade / Southeast, Mississippian

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Bifacially thinned circular stone Mississippian ceremonial blade

Culture:

Southeast, Mississippian

Date:

700-1600 CE

Period:

Mississippian

Place:

Tennessee

Materials/Techniques:

Stone -- Dover flint

Classification:

Archaeology

Object Type:

Blade (Ceremonial Mississippian)

Accession No:

61.1557

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Depth: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Width: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)

Interpretation

Description:

Blade, Mississippian Ceremonial: Bifacially thinned blade circular disk.

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Ceremonial, ceremony, Indian, Indians, Kravis Discovery Center, Native American, prehistoric, religion, religious, southeast, Tennessee

Mississippian blades

Mississippian blades are found in the Mississippian Interaction Sphere throughout the southeastern United States, west into Oklahoma, and north into Kansas.

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Bifacially thinned circular stone Mississippian ceremonial blade. 61.1557. Kravis Discovery Center. 700-1600 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/611557 (04/21/2017).

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