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Object Number
38-44-10/12913
Display Title
Strands of shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Strands of shells
Inventory Description
Shell necklaces, perforated shells on cotton string, larger in center.
Classification
- Necklace
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Shell, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 3 x 2.6 cm (8 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
38-44-10/12913
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888-1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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