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Three Long-Nosed God Masks from Western Illinois

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Charles J. Bareis  and
William M. Gardner
Charles J. Bareis
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
William M. Gardner
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
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Abstract

Three marine-shell masks, one with a removable nose and two with nonremovable noses, were excavated by two local residents from a location in the Mississippi River Valley in Pike County, Illinois. These were found in association with other items. Information pertaining to the reported provenience of the artifacts is discussed, and the typological characteristics of the masks are described. It is suggested that the masks and associated materials were part of a ceremonial kit and that they date from the same time level as similar finds reported in the eastern United States.

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American Antiquity , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , October 1968 , pp. 495 - 498
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1968

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