Turtle Shell

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Turtle Shell

Entry/Object ID

1957.29.140

Description

Previously misidentified as a piece of bone

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Bruce Cave

State/Province

Missouri

Culture/Tribe

Osage Nation
Native American

Notes

Affiliation determined through consultation with tribe on June 30, 2026

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bone

Dimensions

Height

1/4 in

Width

1-5/8 in

Length

1-5/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 26, 1981