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John W. Learned, American, 20Th Century, Titled

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
John W. Learned, American, 20Th Century, Titled
John W. Learned, American, 20th Century, Titled Choctaw. An Original One of A Kind Fine Art Bronze Sculpture With Dark Brown Patina Mounted On A Marble Slab. Signed J.W. Learned. The Choctaw (In The Choctaw Language, Chahta Are A Native American People Originally Occupying What Is Now The Southeastern United States Modern-Day Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, And Louisiana. Their Choctaw Language Belongs To The Muskogean Language Family Group. Hopewell And Mississippian Cultures, Who Lived Throughout The East of The Mississippi River Valley And Its Tributaries. About 1,700 Years Ago, The Hopewell People Built Nanih Waiya, A Great Earthwork Mound Located In What Is Central Present-Day Mississippi. It Is Still Considered Sacred By The Choctaw. The Early Spanish Explorers of The Mid-16th Century In The Southeast Encountered Mississippian-Culture Villages And Chiefs. The Anthropologist John R. Swanton Suggested That The Choctaw Derived Their Name From An Early Leader. Henry Halbert, A Historian, Suggests That Their Name Is Derived From The Choctaw Phrase Hacha Hatak, River People. Estimated more than 50 yrs old. For Size And Weight See The Last Photo If Not Written In This Description. All Photos Represent The Lot Condition. Please Read Our Terms And Conditions.
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