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5b.39 Galena and Chlorite Objects
5b.35 The Wray Figurine 5b.35 Wray Figurine (video) 5b.36 Wray Figurine Interpretation 5b.37 Hopewell Trade
5b.38 Hopewell "Exotic" Artifacts 5b.39 Galena and Chlorite Objects 5b.40 Hopewell Pottery 5b.41 Hopewell Pottery
5b.42 Hopewell In Northern Ohio 5b.43 Excavation of Esch Mounds 5b.44 Esch Mound Effigy Pipe 5b.45 Hopewell Daily Life

5b.39 Galena and Chlorite Objects

The Hopewell culture traded for galena (lead sulfate) from sources mainly along the Mississippi River in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The shiny crystals would likely have been attractive talismans or charms. Ground to a fine powder and mixed with grease, galena made a silvery white paint. Archaeologists found nearly 150 pounds of galena in mounds at Mound City near Chillicothe. The piece displayed is from the Tremper mound.

Chlorite's green color and mica-like inclusions were probably as attractive to Hopewell artisans as they are to us today. The source of this material is not known. The pendant displayed here is from the Hopewell Mound Group.

Catalog Number: A 0283/000121.002
Image Number: AL07254

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