Figure Fragment

40718A

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40718A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Calusa
Provenience United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Collier County | Key Marco
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Date Made 1400
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Alligator Head
Description

Top half of alligator head. Large well formed figure head of crocodile (alligator). Elaborately painted with white, black and blue lines of aspect. Head (A) and Jaw (B) separate. Nearly perfect.

Height 7 cm
Length 25 cm
Width 10 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 593 - Field Number

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