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Artifact

Pit Viper Skin

Description

  • The skin of a mapepire zanana, a type of pit viper from Trinidad.

Background Information

  • Brought back as a souvenir by Noble Ward who was a driller in Trinidad in the 1920s and 1930s.

Map Location

Latitude: 10° 40' 3.677" N
Longitude: 61° 31' 15.164" W

Date

ca. 1920-30

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

  • Noble Ward
  • Trinidad and Tobago

Originating Location

South America

Subject

  • The molt skin of a pit viper, rolled in a cylindrical fashion. The skin is brown with a pattern of pale spots.
  • The molt skin of a pit viper, rolled in a cylindrical fashion. The skin is brown with a pattern of pale spots. The skin on the inside is almost white and shows no pattern.
  • The skin of a pit viper. Brown with a pattern of lighter spots.

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