
Shell gorget - Wikipedia
Shell gorgets are a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes highlighted with pigments, or …
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex - Wikipedia
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (formerly Southern Cult, Southern Death Cult or Buzzard Cult[1][2]), abbreviated S.E.C.C., is the name given by modern scholars to the regional stylistic …
They clearly context for mask gorgets comes from the Northern represent a human face, with the eyes depicted by Plains, where a probable shell mask has been reported drilled holes, and the …
Three Saltville Style Gorgets and a Crystal – My Blog
2024年6月18日 · These are generally construed as the “weeping eye” motif which is a documented style of ceremonial art from the SECC. A few of these gorgets have elongated …
Shell Gorgets - ArrowHeads.com
On the opposite side of the eye, some of these gorgets have two oddly placed small triangles pointing toward the gorget edge. These are generally construed as the "weeping eye" motif …
Smarthistory – Teaching guideMississippian shell gorget
Found marking the grave of an important individual, this gorget was worn as a neck ornament during life. Mississippian culture was one of the most cosmopolitan Native American cultures …
Shell Mask Gorgets, Page 2 - Lithic Casting Lab
Shell mask gorgets are generally found associated with burials. They are considered to be gorgets because enough of them have been found in that position on the chest of the …
Spiro Hand and Eye gorget, c. 1200-1350 CE - Sketchfab
Spiro Mississippian Hand and Eye gorget, c. 1200-1350 CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From artsmia.org (the description refers to two gorgets in Mia’s …
Gorget, Spiro Mississippian | Mia - Minneapolis Institute of Art
These large gorgets were carved out of conch shell traded all the way in from the Gulf Coast. Worn as chest ornaments, they were a marker of influence and standing in ancient …
Weeping Eye Gorget / General John Payne Historical Marker
This classic Fort Ancient marine conch gorget was found in Augusta ca. 1950 at site 14BK4. While a resident of Augusta, Payne wrote Gen. Lewis Collins and informed James Overton …
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