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Gorget (preform)

Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium Stone
Geography
Elgin, Ontario
Date 900 BC - 800 AD
Object number NS10742
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.

Gorget (preform)
Gorget (preform) - ROM2019_17219_7
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