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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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