Description: THE FORANI COLLECTION OF THE TURTLE/TORTOISE IN ART AND ARTEFACT
objects (317) artifacts (193) turtle art (7) turtle collection (3) tortoise collection (3) turtle historical objects (3) tortoise art (3)
Forani Collection Cat. No: CH74-1016 Turtle head and neck fragment of ceramic. Arawak people, Taino culture, excavated at Las Calettas, Dominican Republic. L 5.50 cm. Photo: John Noone IMG_2208.jpg
THE FORANI COLLECTION OF THE TURTLE/TORTOISE IN ART AND ARTEFACT
The Forani Collection was begun by Christine Forani in January 1970 and, following her death six years later, was continued by her daughter Isabelle Forani.