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Gisgwi:s onó’dza’

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Title (Seneca):: Gisgwi:s onó’dza’
Title (English):: Pig molar
Collection:: Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca) Haudenosaunee Archaeological Materials, circa 1688-1754
Site:: Townley-Read
Location:: Townley-Read Large Outdoor Firepit
Townley-Read Feature 5
Townley-Read
Catalog Number:: 2440.TR538.10
2440.TR0538.010
Context:: 538
File Name:: 2440_TR0538_010h.jpg
Work Type:: animal remains
Materials/Techniques:: tooth
pig
lower left molar
Description:: This illustration comes from the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Titled Varken, by artist Karel du Jardin (possibly), 1632 - 1678. Historic images like this one likely resemble more closely the pigs of this time period.
Format:: Image
Rights:: This image is in the public domain and is courtesty of the Rijksmuseum digital collections.