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ceremonial spud

1200-1400

Middle Mississippian culture

ancestral Caddoan people

S1499.76.147

Not currently on view

stonepolishing

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Artwork Details

Culture
Culture
Creation Date
1200-1400
Materials
stone
Object Types
ceremonial objects, batons (authority)
Dimensions

26-3/4 x 6-3/4 x 1-3/4 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, back side: SPIRO MOUND | LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Label, printed paper adhered, back side: M-27 SPUD from Spiro Mound. Label, paper adhered, back side: FROM CATALOGUE WILBUR CUNNINGHAM | see p 4 central [illegible] | vol II [illegible] 1964 | BENTON | HARBOR | MICH | see p/74 Spiro Mound | Vol 14 - 1952 Museum Arch | VALUE BRRR

Accession Number
S1499.76.147
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

Color Palette

Earl C. Townsend, Jr., Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1976.


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