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Shell from leg rattle ?
Object Number 20-8-10/87628
Display Title Shell from leg rattle ?
Descriptions
Object Description Shell from leg rattle ? or for adornment ?
Inventory Description Turtle shell, worked, 8 perforations, outer layer of shell missing
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seminole
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Additional Geographic Terms All Indian town, 40 miles west of Jupiter
Materials Turtle shell
Dimensions Overall: 13.1 x 9.3 x 5.7 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87628
Provenance
Collector Dr. Thomas Barbour (1920)
Donor Dr. Thomas Barbour

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