gorget

(noun)

An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.

Related Terms

  • discoidal
  • effigies

Examples of gorget in the following topics:

  • Beadwork and Ceramics in the Eastern Woodland Cultures

    • The majority of the information known about the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex is derived from the elaborate artworks its participants left behind, including pottery, shell gorgets and cups, stone statuaries, and copper plates.
    • As in the North, European contact introduced glass beads and silversmithing technology, and silver and brass armbands and gorgets became popular among Southeastern men in the 18th and 19th centuries.
    • A contemporary shell gorget carved by Bennie Pokemire (Eastern Band Cherokee)
  • Arts of the Great Plains

    • Shells, such as marginella and olivella shells, were traded from the Gulf of Mexico and the coasts of California to the Plains beginning in 100 CE, and mussel shell gorgets, dentalia, and abalone were prized trade items for jewelry.
  • Woodlands in the East

    • The majority of the information known about the SECC is derived from examination of the elaborate artworks left behind by its participants, including pottery, shell gorgets and cups, stone statuary, copper plates such as the Wulfing cache and long-nosed god maskettes.
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