Figure Fragment

40718B

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40718B
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 | Animal Jaw
Description

Jaw 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 4.8 cm
Length 24.7 cm
Width 10.5 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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