Gorget in the form of a human face
Life Story
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Ulfert Wilkie.
Purchased by the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia from Jonathan Holstein, New York, on the advice of Robert Sainsbury in 1981 out of income from the Sainsbury Purchasing Fund.
Not on display
Title/Description: Gorget in the form of a human face
Object Type: Mask
Materials: Shell
Measurements: h. 60 x w. 40 x d. 10 mm
Accession Number: 792
Historic Period: 700-1700
Production Place: North America, Southeast USA, The Americas, USA
Cultural Group: Mississipian
Credit Line: Purchased with support from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1981
