Figure Fragment

40700B

From: United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Collier County | Key Marco

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40700B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Calusa
Provenience United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Collier County | Key Marco
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Date Made 700-1560 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Wolf Head
Description

B= Lower Jaw. Spiritedly carved figure head of wolf with ear and shoulder attachments. For use in dramatic dance ceremonials. Features and face marks painted in white, black and pink. Found bundled and swathed in green palmetto strips.

Height 3.81 cm
Width 6.35 cm
Depth 12.7 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 575 - Field Number

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