Circular Gorget   Save
Clifford M. Williams Collection
Description: This small, circular gorget has two holes of different sizes drilled near one edge, and one large, central hole. It is made of white marine shell and the edges are ground. Both faces are streaked with red stains, possibly of red ocher, but the obverse face has much heavier staining. This piece is from 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: A3484_000048_003_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples;
Places: Clifford M. Williams Collection