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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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