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Matson Collection
Description: This large, curved, circular disk has one large perforation in the center and two smaller side-by-side perforations near the edge. It was broken into five pieces and has been restored. The gorget is made of very pale brown marine shell and comes from the Glacial Kame Culture. The Glacial Kame people are noted for their emphasis on ceremony, but their daily lives were much like those of other Archaic cultures. They hunted with spears aided by spear throwers. Deer, their major source of meat, also provided antler tines that were made into tools for pressure flaking flint knives and spear points, or into harpoons for fishing. Deer leg bones were cut and ground into sharp-pointed awls for sewing and basket making. Slate and coal from glacial deposits were made into ornaments, perhaps for "everyday" use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A3750_000002_001_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples;
Places: Matson Collection