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Lot Essay
Cf. Marine Animal Forms, pg. 45
The seas and ocean have long held a place of great significance for the indigenous people of the Americas both on economic and mythical levels. The marine species represented were either exploited as food such as fish, mollusks and crustaceans; used in the manufacture of artifacts and jewelry; or were forms whose behavioral traits were used metaphorically in art and rituals.
The seas and ocean have long held a place of great significance for the indigenous people of the Americas both on economic and mythical levels. The marine species represented were either exploited as food such as fish, mollusks and crustaceans; used in the manufacture of artifacts and jewelry; or were forms whose behavioral traits were used metaphorically in art and rituals.