2016.85
CultureNebo Hill Culture, Sedalia Complex, Pettis County, Missouri
Date2500-1500 B.C.E.
MediumFlint
DimensionsEach: 12 1/4 × 1 13/16 inches (31.12 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bruce Hartman, Prairie Village, Kansas, in honor of Wilma and Edward Hartman and Linda and Marlan Burkhart
Object number2016.85
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DescriptionA matched pair of flaked blades with a gracefully tapering shape.Gallery LabelFound by a farmer plowing his field with mules, these flint blades originated with an ancient Woodland people who lived in the area of Sedalia, Missouri. Each one is expertly flaked to a remarkable thinness, with graceful tapering shapes and an evenly controlled, rippling texture across the surfaces. They are significantly larger than others of the type and far too delicate to have functioned as weapons or tools for hunting. Instead, they were valued for their elegant beauty and the symbolic meanings associated with their possession, presentation and ceremonial use.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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