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Object Number
15-14-10/86051
Display Title
Long string of olivella shells. Used to wrap around corpse at time of burial.
Descriptions
Object Description
Long string of olivella shells. Used to wrap around corpse at time of burial.
Inventory Description
Ornament, olivella shells sewn onto blue and red wool yarn, one end tasseled.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Miwok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
California
Materials
Shell, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 316.5 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (124 5/8 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86051
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(01/01/1915)
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