Chickasaws Modified Spanish Items to Mimic Their Own Designs (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Chickasaws Modified Spanish Items to Mimic Their Own Designs

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Florida Museum archaeologist Charles Cobb holds an axe head known as a celt, one of more than 80 metal objects likely from the de Soto expedition. To create this distinct shape, a Chickasaw craftsperson reworked Spanish iron to mimic traditional stone versions.

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Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History

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