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Accession Number 988.8.41 Title hair ornament pin Object Status cast Category decorative/ceremonial Object Type hairpin Portion complete Creator unknown Place Collected North America: United States, Illinois, Madison County Place Collected Details Cahokia Mounds View Site Details » Culture Mississippian Cultural Region Eastern Woodlands Materials organic > faunal > bone Measurements overall: 150 mm x 14 mm Description Fine example of a bone pin: glassy polish over entire length and 4 deeply engraved lines at the base end. May have been used as a hair pin. Period Mississippian Credit Line Carolina Biological Supply Company? Scientific Name Mammalia View Taxonomy Details »