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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Plummet
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Granite
Place Made:North America; United States; North Carolina
Measurements:overall: 1 5/16 x diam 1 3/8 in.; 3.3338 x 3.4925 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.9.d.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Top-shaped gray granite plummet with one pointed end and one flat end. These were probably charms or lucky stones.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; archaeology

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