~ 2 Preform Shell Gorgets ~ Tick Island ~ Volusia Co. Florida ~

Length: 3 1/2" each

Grade: 7

Description: 2 Lightning Welk preforms for Gorgets.Tick Island (500 BC - 900 AD) Woodland Era. These were collected brought to the site cut out shaped and ground around to form the circular shape. One shell has 3 holes that they started drilling. Found within the shell middens that were extracted by a commercial dragline and barge operation that operated during the early 1970's. (see the last picture)

Provenance: Found on private property with permission from an old collection Tick island Volusia Co. Florida.