Gorget
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Ground stone, laminated argillite
Geography
South Dumfries, Ontario
Date
ca. 1000 BC-1650 AD
Dimensions
60 x 42 x 6 mm
Object number
NS31392
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
Archaeologists refer to these stone tablets as gorgets or pendants. They are commonly perforated with one to five drill holes and some are decorated with incisions. While their precise functions are unknown, many archaeologists speculate that they were worn on the body. Among many other potential functions, archaeologists also suggested some could have been used as bullroarers, ceramic ribs, and strike-a-lights.
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