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Object Number 58-32-10/36109
Display Title Shell bracelet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell crescent, thin
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm (2 5/16 x 2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-32-10/36109
Provenance
Collector Henry W. Sharp (1902-1917)
Donor Gladys Sharp (1958)

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