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Object Number 08-4-10/73327.1
Display Title Woman's mussel shell spoon
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's mussel shell spoon
Inventory Description Spoon, modified mussel shell
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Klamath River, Upper
Materials Shell, Mussel
Dimensions Overall: 14.1 x 4.8 x 2.1 cm (5 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73327
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson

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