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Engraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman

Mississippian Culture, 1200 – 1400
Engraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman, Mississippian Culture
Engraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman, zoomed in
33 cmEngraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman scale comparison

Engraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman is a Mississippian Shell artwork created between 1200 and 1400. It lives at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Folklore. SourceDownloadSee Engraved Whelk Shell Depicting Birdman in the Kaleidoscope

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