Gorget preform
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Ground stone
Geography
Ontario
Date
ca. 1000 BC - 1650 AD
Object number
NS5228
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
Archaeologists refer to these objects as gorgets, identifiable by their two drill holes (when complete). Their precise function is unknown, although many archaeologists speculate that they were worn on the body. This particular example is a "preform," meaning that someone was starting the manufacturing process when the object was discarded or lost.
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