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Seminole fireplace in region where there is no dry land
Seminole fireplace in region where there is no dry land
Object Number 2004.29.6256
Display Title Seminole fireplace in region where there is no dry land
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Seminole Indians / (Muskhogean) / Seminole fireplace in region where there is no dry land. Built up above the water and only large enough to permit the building of a small fire. Everglades, Fla. Gift of Mr. Alanson Skinner taken Aug. 1910."
Keywords
  • Architectural Feature
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Fireplace
Department Photographic
Date 1910
Artist Alanson Buck Skinner
Culture
  • Seminole
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Additional Geographic Terms Everglades
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

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