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Part of skull with wound in parietal, US Coast Survey
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Object Number 59-20-10/100554.1.9
Display Title Part of skull with wound in parietal, US Coast Survey
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Florida / 59-20 / Part-of-Skull - showing / wound in parietal. / From Ancient Tumulus / on Spruce Creek, E. Florida. Near Mosquito / Inlet. / A. M. Harrison / 1874 / U. S. C. S."
Department Photographic
Date 1874
Artist Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Intrasite Mound 4
Additional Geographic Terms Spruce Creek, near Mosquito Inlet, E. Florida
Materials Carte-de-visite adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 6.35 cm (4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison

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