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Mound Builder Eccentric Turtle Fetish, ex-Museum

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Mound Builder Eccentric Turtle Fetish, ex-Museum

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North America, Mound Builder culture, ca. 1000 BCE. A stone eccentric fetish in the form of a turtle created by a Native American artisan of the Mound Builders cultures. Mound Builders were a culture of people in North America who constructed mounds out of earth for residential, religious and burial purposes. Size: 2"H x 1"W.

Provenance: Ex-.P. Richardson Museum, Massachusetts; ex-private Roland E. Engstrom collection, Massachusetts.

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Intact and excellent.

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Mound Builder Eccentric Turtle Fetish, ex-Museum

Name: Mound Builder Eccentric Turtle Fetish, ex-Museum
SKU: 39301958
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,300

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