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Object Number 05-7-10/65543
Display Title Shell ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Shell ornament made of xerophyllum
Inventory Description Ornament, leather band and grass-wrapped fringe, braided ends, shell decoration
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wailaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest corner, California
Dimensions Overall: 17.2 x 14 x 2.6 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 05-7-10/65543 & 65543
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1905)

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