Shell gorget - Wikipedia
Shell gorgets are a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes highlighted with pigments, or fenestrated (pierced with openings).
History of Cherokee Gorgets. – Cherokee Copper
The history of shell gorgets can be traced back to 200 BCE., but when the settlers arrived, the Native American's gorgets began to change. Stemming from the French word gorge, for the throat, these pieces are reminiscent of the shapes of …
Mississippian shell neck ornament (gorget) - Smarthistory
Found marking the grave of an important individual, this gorget was worn as a neck ornament during life. Gorget, c. 1250–1350, probably Middle Mississippian Tradition, whelk shell, 10 x 2 cm (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 18/853), a …
Mississippian shell neck ornament (gorget) - YouTube
2018年1月12日 · Gorget, c. 1250-1350, probably Middle Mississippian Tradition, whelk shell, 10 x 2 cm (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 18/85...
Gorgets are pendants worn around the neck and hung from a string. In Texas, gorgets made of marine shell have been found in Caddo Indian archeological sites in East Texas. The shells used to create these gorgets were obtained through trade with Indians living in coastal areas of the state and would have been considered prestige items.
Etowah Indian Mounds: An Ancient Native American Civilization in ...
2006年2月13日 · Among these were ceremonial copper axes, copper-covered earspools, necklaces and pendants of shell and engraved shell gorgets. These shell gorgets were circular medallions worn around the neck made from large seashells and …
Shell Objects | Ancient North Carolinians
Shell gorgets consisted of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. They could be plain, but they also often engraved and sometimes highlighted with pigments or pierced openings. The category used here, oval gorgets, simply creates a …
Teaching guideMississippian shell gorget - Smarthistory
There are modern Native Americans who are probably the descendants of the Cahokians: the Osage, Ponca, Quapaw, and Kansa people. The shell that the gorget is made from is a whelk – a type of sea snail – that probably came from the Gulf of Mexico.
2.2.2: Mississippian shell neck ornament (gorget)
2022年11月12日 · Mississippian shell neck ornament (gorget) by DR. DAVID W. PENNEY, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION and DR. BETH HARRIS
An Engraved Shell Gorget from the Shepherd Site
While they are not commonly found on archeological sites in southwest Arkansas, a variety of marine shell ornaments—earspools, beads, pendants, and gorgets—were used by the ancestral Caddo Indians who lived here between about AD 1000 and 1700.
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