Plumb-bob
Plumb-bob

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Plumb-bob,

1000–1600 CE

Eastern Woodland

Mississippian

1998-515

Information

Title
Plumb-bob
Dates

1000–1600 CE

Medium

Orange and yellow-gray stone

Dimensions

h. 7.7 cm., diam. 3.7 cm. (3 x 1 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951

Object Number
1998-515
Place Made

North America, United States, Illinois

Culture
Native American, Woodland Tradition, Mississippian
Period
Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
Type
weights, plumb bobs
Materials
stone

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