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Object Number
99-12-10/53008
Display Title
Ear ornaments - ornamented humerii of large bird
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ear ornaments, bone, incised and pigmented with triangular shapes.
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Maidu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Northern California
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 2 x 1.3 cm (5 5/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
53008
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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