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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.158
Display Title
Relief motif on conch shell done so well as to imply portraiture
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / Sanders Place, East Texas. / Probably most unique and interesting specimen in U. of Texas collection. Relief motive on conch shell done so well as to imply portraiture. /
Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Sculpture General
Subject
- Shell
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Texas
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Lamar County
Additional Geographic Terms
Sandars place
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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