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Object Number
2000.23.50
Display Title
Shell heishi necklace
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Heishi
Object Description
Strand of shell heishi beads strung on cotton
Inventory Description
Necklace of small discoidal shell beads, white, cotton string.
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Santo Domingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
<City>
/
Pueblo of Santo Domingo?
Materials
Shell, Cotton thread
Dimensions
Overall: 74 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (29 1/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.23.50; Cushman 81.45
Credit Line
Gift of Harriet C. Cushman
Provenance
Collector
Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
Donor
Estate of Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
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