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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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| 27-63-60/D3070 | Necklace of dentalium shells |
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| 27-63-60/D3069 | String of dentalium shells |
Necklace
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Necklace
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North America
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| 40-69-10/22722 | String of dentalium shells. |
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Necklace
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North America
| |
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Necklace
Raw Material |
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Necklace
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