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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Dark Brown Engraved Turtle Totem Pendant

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Dark Brown Engraved Turtle Totem Pendant

Culture: Native American, Northeast (unidentified)
Medium: Stone
Place Made: near Canoe Place, Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, New York, USA
Dates: pre-17th century
Period: Pre-contact
Dimensions: 2 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (5.1 x 1.9 x 1 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Orientation Gallery, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 01.608
Credit Line: Tooker Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 01.608_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Long, stone turtle with head and front flippers showing outside carapace. Has hole in one end for use probably as an amulet.

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