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Object Number 17-17-10/87156
Display Title Shell necklace of dentalium; etlala
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Etlala
Object Description Shell necklace of dentalium; etlala
Inventory Description Necklace, shell beads, tubular, 3 strands attached, tied with fiber string
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 74.3 x 0.7 x 0.8 cm (29 1/4 x 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87156
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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