6427 - Dan Townsend Carved Mississippian Shell A conch shell, carved with traditional Mississippian 'weeping eye' motifs, produced by contemporary artist Dan Townsend, with his signature and a 1990 date. Dan Townsend is a noted Tallahassee-based artist, well-regarded for his replication of prehistoric Native artifacts, having been displayed at the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and he is frequently an artist-in-residence at Moundville Archaeological Park. Approximately 7x9.5 inches. From the personal collection of Lynn Ivory. Very good, original condition.

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