Steatite Figurine

Pequot1620/1637

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Mashantucket, United States

This steatite (soapstone) figurine depicts a Pequot man who was likely an important person such as a sachem. Such detailed visual representations of a Native person are extremely rare.

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Details

Title: Steatite Figurine
Creator: Pequot
Date Created: 1620/1637
Physical Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 cm
Provenance: On loan from the National Museum of the American Indian

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

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