SJSU Art History and Visual Culture
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Work Details:

Title:Engraved Whelk Shell with two Figures Confronting a Serpent Staff
Culture/Nationality:Native American
Style:Mississippian, Cahokian
Date:c. 1200-1400
Location:University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Original Location:Craig Mound, Spiro, Oklahoma
Medium:marine shell
Dimensions:31 cm high

 
Diagram of engraving