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Object Number
2004.24.15295
Display Title
Carved shell totem, Bird's head
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell totem, Bird's head. Stone grave in mound, Mrs. William's Farm 1 1/4 mi from Fort Donaldson, on Cumberland River, TN
Keywords
- Effigy
- Archaeological
Subject
- Artifact
- Carved
- Totem
- Pole
- Bird
- Head
Department
Photographic
Date
1941
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Stewart County
/
Dover
/
Williams Farm
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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