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Object Number
35-31-50/1186
Display Title
Half a clam's shell for divining
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Clam shell
Classification
- Shell
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 3.1 x 0.1 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1186
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B3042 | Divining object, fresh water "clam" shell |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 17-17-10/87133 | Dried clams, saxidomus giganteus; kiuonatsi |
Faunal
|
Kwakiutl Village
| |
| 08-40-10/80500 | Sticks of dried clams |
Faunal
|
Vancouver Island
| |
| 22-2-50/B3060 | Divining objects, "clam" shells |
Shell
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 9 misc. metal frags; 14 coal frags; 6 slag chunks; 2 fresh water clams; one four
| 977-42-10/58093 | 9 misc. metal frags; 14 coal frags; 6 slag chunks; 2 fresh water clams; one four |
Northboro sewer
| ||
| 84-43-60/33568 | Dried clams? - 12 items |
Faunal
|
China
| |
| 985-27-10/59055.26 | Shell, 1/2 clam |
Shell
|
San Ildefonso Pueblo; Kiva
| |
| 17-17-10/87130 | Tresus nuttallii, conr.; m etam |
Shell
|
Kwakiutl Village
| |
| 22-2-50/B3043 | Divining objects, shell of ? |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 40-69-10/22723 | Small pink shells |
Shell
|
North America
| |
| 2005.1.22 | Shell, bivalve, clam, Zivelo crassatelloides |
Faunal Remain
|
California
| |
| 2005.1.19 | Shell, bivalve, clam, Mya sp. |
Faunal Remain
|
Maine
|