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Engraved shell cup with human face on the shell of turtles

Engraved shell cup with human face on the shell of turtles

ad 900–1450

Marine shell

Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Spiro site. Craig Mound

Le Flore County Historical Society

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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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