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Small pink shells
Object Number 40-69-10/22723
Display Title Small pink shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shells, pink, clam shaped
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Great Lakes Region
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-69-10/22723
Provenance
Owner Mrs. J. H. Knapp (08/01/1940)
Collector Mr. J. H. Knapp (01/01/1880-01/01/1890)
Intermediary Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon

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