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On exhibit through May 14 at the National Cowboy Museum

Engraved shell bead

Engraved shell bead

ad 1200–1450

Marine shell

Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Spiro site

Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

GM 90.596

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Engraved shell cup in relief

Engraved shell cup in relief

Braden style

Fragment of engraved shell cup with image of Underwater Panther

Fragment of engraved shell cup with image of Underwater Panther

Engraved shell cup

Engraved shell cup

Long-nosed maskette ear ornaments

Long-nosed maskette ear ornaments

Double bowl T-shaped pipe

Double bowl T-shaped pipe

Engraved shell cup depicting eagle heads

Engraved shell cup depicting eagle heads

Craig Style

Engraved shell cup with human face on the shell of turtles

Engraved shell cup with human face on the shell of turtles

Eight-point star motif earspools

Eight-point star motif earspools

Exhibit Publication

Recovering Ancient Spiro Native American Art, Ritual, and Cosmic Renewal

Edited by Eric D. Singleton and F. Kent Reilly III

Hardcover ($55) Softcover ($40)

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