Object Details
Culture/People
Seminole
Artist/Maker
Buffalo Jim, Seminole, 1905-1994
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Seminole Arts and Crafts Center
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Seminole Arts and Crafts Center (Hollywood, Florida) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Date created
1964
Catalog Number
25/5769
Barcode
255769.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Turtle figures
Media/Materials
Cypress
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
8.2 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Place
Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_271635