Alligator figure

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Seminole
Artist/Maker: Lewis Jim, Seminole
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Lewis Jim, Seminole

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist 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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Place: Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA

See related items: Seminole; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5793
Barcode: 255793.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Alligator figure
Media/Materials: Cypress
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 35 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601134202-2120-4c67-92f3-fddb5de3772d

Record ID: NMAI_271659