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Dentalium or "money box" made of antler and ornamented with incised lines
Dentalium or "money box" made of antler and ornamented with incised lines
Object Number 94-57-10/R610
Display Title Dentalium or "money box" made of antler and ornamented with incised lines
Descriptions
Object Description Dentalium or "money box" made of antler and ornamented with incised lines
Inventory Description Horn container, hollow w/ rectangular incision, incised red and black linear des
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hupa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
North America / United States / California
Materials Elk antler Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm (5 3/8 x 2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R610
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (1894)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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