Knife Handle
40440
From: United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 40440 |
Current Location | On Loan |
Culture | Calusa |
Provenience | United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Date Made | 700-1560 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Antler (uncertain) |
Description | Handles of knives. Buckhorn and plain. One is tip-shaped to represent tail of rattlesnake. The other is plain; end of tip broken off. |
Length | 10.6 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Depth | 2 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 315 - Other Number |
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