Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle Shell

Object/Artifact

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Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle Shell

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.1639

Description

Shell belonging to a Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidechelys kenpii). In 1880, Richard Moore Kemp sent a specimen to Harvard where it was classified and named after him. Found on the North East Mexico Coast by Donald E Adams of Brownsville, Texas.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Material, Animal

Nomenclature Class

Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

29 in

Depth

29 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good