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Object Number
39-30-10/18191
Display Title
Shell breast ornament - dentalia shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell breast ornament - dentalia shells
Inventory Description
Necklace, 7 bands of dentalia shells, separated by leather, 4 pendants
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Dentalium, Leather, Metal, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 16.4 x 1 cm (11 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-30-10/18191
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Henry M. Wheelwright
(1901)
Intermediary
Mrs. Henry M. Wheelwright
Donor
Mrs. Ruth E. Wheelwright
(1939)
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