Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia

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Joshua J. Mark
by Tim Vickers
published on 10 January 2024
Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia Download Full Size Image

The Chunkey Player Effigy Pipe (also known as "The Chunkey Player"), made of flint clay, measuring 8.5 inches (22 cm) high by 5.5 inches (14 cm) wide. Thought to have originally come from Cahokia but found in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, dated to 1100-1200 CE.

Henry Whelpley Collection at the St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Vickers, T. (2024, January 10). Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18304/chunkey-player-flint-clay-figurine-from-cahokia/

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Vickers, Tim. "Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 10, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18304/chunkey-player-flint-clay-figurine-from-cahokia/.

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Vickers, Tim. "Chunkey Player Flint Clay Figurine from Cahokia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Jan 2024. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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