Gorget with Turtle Design

Summary: 
Silver gorget with turtle design in the North American Ethnographic Collection of the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York.
Description: 

Museum Description: metal (silver).

Physical Description: metal (silver); no dimensions given.

NDT Note: behind display glass since at least 1960, this silver crescent gorget has a lovely turtle etched in the center, the turtle has round etchings in the center of its back following the shape of shell, in the very center, there appears to be a vertical line that bisects the shell with another circle of sorts bisecting the line.

Manuscript Catalog reads: "Baker-Miller Co. Purchase 1915-69: 8663 Silver crescent Miami, Indiana" (p. 157).

Community: 
Myaamia Heritage Museum and Archive
Protocol: 
MHMA Public Access
Category: 
Artwork & Objects
Keywords: 
silverwork, metalwork, jewelry
Contributor: 
Baker-Miller Company, American Museum of Natural History
Rights: 
The MHMA does not hold copyright for material not generated by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and users are responsible for acting in accordance to copyright law.
Source: 
American Museum of Natural History
External Links: 
Identifier: 
2007.021.009; 50.1/8663
Format: 
metal, silver