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Object Number 47-66-10/29028
Display Title String of glass beads and dentalium shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace of multi-colored glass beads, various sizes with tubular shell beads.
Classification
  • Necklace
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 64.2 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm (25 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Provenance
Collector William E. Jones
Collector Miss Caroline W. Andrus (? - 1946)
Donor Miss Caroline W. Andrus (? - 1946)

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