Photograph
Panther Intaglio Effigy

View looking east of a 1000-year-old Indian intaglio effigy in the shape of a panther. The effigy, which is on the north bank of the Rock River, is filled with water due to flooding. |
Image ID: | 123404 |
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Creation Date: | 06 2008 |
Creator Name: | Broihahn, John |
City: | Fort Atkinson |
County: | Jefferson |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | State Archaeology and Historic Preservation Image Files |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | placeholder |
Original Format Number: | 123404 |
Original Dimensions: | unknown |
The Intaglio is a reverse image of the more common ‘panther’ type of effigy mound, dug into the earth rather than raised above it. The form of the mound most likely is meant to depict a water spirit. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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