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Shell charm or ornament
Object Number 10-21-10/76468
Display Title Shell charm or ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, abalone shell, square, serrated edges, small perforation at center, sli
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76468
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1910 - 1910)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1910 - 1910)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1910 - 1910)

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