Figure

40708

From: United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40708
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Calusa
Provenience United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Date Made 700-1560 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Pelican Head
Description

Small highly finished graceful figure head of pelican with fragments of wing pieces. Found perfect. Painted with white, black, and buff gray pigments. (Cast and color sketches taken). Cast of same (EP-1897-1-8) and wings complete.

Height 10.7 cm
Width 6.1 cm
Depth 6.7 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 583 - Field Number | EP-1897-1-8 - Associated Object Number

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