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Woman's earrings of dentalium shells and red glass beads with tassels of red yarn
Woman's earrings of dentalium shells and red glass beads with tassels of red yarn
Object Number 15-36-10/86447
Display Title Woman's earrings of dentalium shells and red glass beads with tassels of red yarn
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's earrings of dentalium shells and red glass beads with tassels of red yarn
Inventory Description Earrings, dentalia shell and red glass beads w/ red yarn fringe, strung w/ sinew
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Dentalium, Glass, Yarn, Sinew, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm (3 7/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 86447
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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