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Shell bead, money
Object Number 09-8-10/74889
Display Title Shell bead, money
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bead, shell, cylindrical, polished, chipped, worn, perforated at ends
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Monache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Madera County
Additional Geographic Terms North Fork, 20 mile radius of
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm (2 3/8 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74889
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1909 - 1909)
Dealer Grace A. Nicholson (1909 - 1909)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1909 - 1909)

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