Ed Little: Pre-Columbian Customs/Mask

Artist: Ed Little
1957 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1989
Image Size: 15 by 17.5 inches
Overall Size: 20 by 26.625 inches
Medium: Oil on Cold Press Illustration Board

Digging at Key Marco, Florida, in 1896, American archeologist Frank Hamilton Cushing uncovered several pre-Columbian Indian masks and the fascinating ceremonial carved wooden figure now known as the Key Marco Cat. Masks and cat are among the few known remains of the ancient Calusa culture, which at one time thrived along the southwest coast of Florida, together with all the outlying keys. A maritime people, the Calusa made tools and weapons of seashells and fishbones. They built wooden houses on piles, and sacred buildings on flat-topped mounds. They were fierce fighters and accomplished seamen, paddling their dugout canoes around much of the Florida coast, and journeying to Cuba and other Caribbean islands to conduct a brisk trade in fish, skins, and amber. The Calusa disappeared during the 18th century -- one of the many unsolved mysteries of America's Indian days. According to one theory, the Calusa emigrated to Cuba following repeated invasions by the Creek and English. However, the Seminole maintain that the Calusa remained in Florida, and accompanied them west during the tribe's relocation to Oklahoma.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 45¢ Southwest Carved Figure, Key Marco Cat stamp issued October 12, 1989.

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