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Object Number
40-69-10/22747
Display Title
Necklace - dentalium shells strung on deerskin thongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, dentalium shells in rows sewn through leather separators withsinew
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ojibwa?
- Lakota?
- Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Great Lakes Region
Materials
Dentalium, Leather, Sinew, Shell, Skin
Dimensions
Overall: 47.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 cm (18 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-69-10/22747
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-69-10/22748 | Necklace - dentalium shells strung on deerskin thongs |
Necklace
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North America
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| 16-20-10/86717 | Necklace of glass beads and dentalium shells with pendant |
Necklace
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North America
| |
| 40-69-10/22722 | String of dentalium shells. |
Necklace
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North America
| |
| 15-36-10/86448 | Woman's earrings of dentalium shells strung in two's with beads in-between. |
Earring
|
British Columbia
| |
| 27-63-60/D3070 | Necklace of dentalium shells |
Necklace
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 01-21-10/56806 | Necklace of beads and dentalium shells |
Necklace
|
Washington
| |
| 23-46-70/D1739 | Necklace of dentalium shells, malliera |
Necklace
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 27-63-60/D3069 | String of dentalium shells |
Necklace
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 27-63-60/D3068 | String of dentalium shells |
Necklace
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 90-17-10/49327 | Necklace of dentalium shell |
Necklace
|
North America
| |
| 40-69-10/22746 | Necklace--animal claws, beads, thimbles & fragments of hoof strung on thong |
Necklace
|
Michigan?
| |
| 15-36-10/86447 | Woman's earrings of dentalium shells and red glass beads with tassels of red yarn |
Earring
|
British Columbia
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