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Undocumented Artifacts from the First Ohioans Exhibit
Description: This silver armband was made from a rectangular piece of silver with rounded corners. It was bent into a C shape, with ends not touching. A raised line forms a border along both long edges. At each end of the armband, near the edges, there are two round holes opposite one another. Engraved in the center is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, which consists of a shield surrounded by a circular strap and buckle, topped by a crown, and supported by a lion rampant on one side (symbolizing England) and a unicorn rampant on the other (a symbol of Scotland). Beneath the arms is a scroll, which is filled with groups of four vertical lines. There is also a set of hallmarks, with the maker's mark "WB" at one end. This piece is from the Historic Period. The Historic Period in North America began in the late 1400s when Europeans wrote down accounts of their experiences in the New World. It did not begin in Ohio, however, until 1650 when French map makers first depicted the southern shore of Lake Erie on their maps. Although nearly two centuries had passed before Europeans arrived in the Ohio area, their presence on the east coast greatly affected the Indians of the interior. The Indians of the Historic Period used many European-made tools. Still, they did not immediately give up all their traditional crafts, such as chipping flint arrow points. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A4786_000134_1
Subjects: Indians of North America;
Places: Undocumented Artifacts from the First Ohioans Exhibit