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40715

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40715
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 1400
Section American
Materials Wood
Iconography Sea Turtle Head
Description

Finely carved figure head of sea-turtle elaborately painted in black, white, blue and red designs of aspect marking. Nearly perfect.

Height 10 cm
Length 16.8 cm
Width 8.4 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 590 - Field Number

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