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Object Number
94-57-10/R1547
Display Title
Cup made of the shell of the haliotis
Descriptions
Object Description
Cup made of the shell of the haliotis; natural perforations in the shells are filled with asphaltum
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, utilized, filled with red ocher
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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California
Additional Geographic Terms
California, southern
Materials
Pigment, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 14 x 4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R/1547
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(01/01/1894-01/01/1896)
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