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Object Number 2004.29.436
Display Title Number of shell ornaments - various shapes
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Vol VII. Pl. 12 / Shell Ornaments. Grave. Southern California / Reurn to F. W. Putnam. / Cambridge, Mass. / Credit to Peabody Museum
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Ornament
  • Shell
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Californian styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 x 20.32 cm (6 x 8 in.)

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