Gorget (preform)
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Stone
Geography
London, Ontario
Date
900 BC - 800 AD
Object number
NS41819
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.
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