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Object Number
09-16-10/74654
Display Title
Gorgets
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
I-L-ON-SKA
Object Description
Gorgets, probably conch or welk shell.
Inventory Description
Gorgets, one with 2 perforations and leather tie, other 4 perforations
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Osage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Oklahoma
Materials
Shell, Leather, Conch, Welk shell
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 9.4 x 1.8 cm (3 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
74654
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1908-01/01/1909)
Donor
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1909)
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