E0466: Seminole Rim Sherd

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0466

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts ➞ Artifact Remnant

Materials:

binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

8.25 cm L
1 cm W
4.75 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Description:

Rim sherd from a Native American pot from the Seminole Tribe in Florida.

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