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Object Number
08-4-10/73365.2
Display Title
Strand of dentalia
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
allikachik:x,l
Object Description
Strand of dentalia decorated with snake skin and feathers.
Inventory Description
Ornament, strand of dentalia shells, snakeskin, sinew, feather tufts, red cloth
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Upper Klamath River; Ten Eyck
Dimensions
Overall: 72.5 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (28 9/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-4-10/73365.2 & 73365.2
Provenance
Owner
Old Hippey
(1908)
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908 - 1908)
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908 - 1908)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1908 - 1908)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-5-10/66948 | Dentalium |
Currency
Hat |
California
| |
| 08-4-10/73185.1 | Strings of money |
Ornament
|
California
| |
| 38-44-10/12796 | Blue cloth coat trimmed in dentalia shells and bells |
Dress
|
North America
| |
| 995-29-10/73511 | Dentalia necklace with cobalt and carnelian beads |
Necklace
|
North America
| |
| 39-30-10/18191 | Shell breast ornament - dentalia shells |
Necklace
|
North America
| |
| 38-44-10/12818 | Dentalia shell necklace with shell and breast ornament |
Necklace
|
North America
| |
| 15-36-10/86470 | Sinew backed bow of cherry wood, Covered with rattlesnake skin. |
Armament
|
British Columbia
| |
| 15-36-10/86438 | Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end. |
Ornament
|
British Columbia
| |
| 42-21-10/24060 | Pair of long dentalia shell earrings |
Earring
|
South Dakota
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Dentalia Shell
| 2003.1.2009 | Dentalia Shell |
Shell
|
North America
| |
| 42-21-10/24061 | Pair of long dentalia shell earrings |
Earring
|
South Dakota
| |
| 06-5-10/66328 | Hair Ties |
Ornament
|
California
|