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Object Number
986-28-10/59712
Display Title
4-strand shell heishi & fetish necklace, w/ numerous carved animal fetishes
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace, 4 strand heishi & fetish necklace with shell heishi interspersed with
Inventory Description
4 strand shell heishi and fetish necklace, with numerous carved animal fetishes
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Quandlacy
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Shell, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 9.6 x 0.9 cm (15 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-28-10/59712Y0846420 / N-21
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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