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Object Number
35-109-10/5150
Display Title
Necklace of beads and shell with 2 broken shell fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, white shell heishi with eccentric shell, stone, jet, turquoise/coral
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Pueblo of Zuni
Dimensions
Overall: 37.8 x 16.4 x 2.1 cm (14 7/8 x 6 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-109-10/5150
Provenance
Collector
Ruth G. Mealy
(1905)
Donor
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(1935)
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