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Object Number
79-75-10/19961
Display Title
Mussel shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Mussel shell, used to smooth pottery
Inventory Description
Mussel shell, smoothed area exterior
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Algonquian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Virginia
/
Essex County
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Mattaponi Indian Town
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 4.7 x 1.2 cm (3 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
19.961
Provenance
Collector
Rev. Dr. E. M. Dalrymple
(1879)
Donor
Rev. Dr. E. M. Dalrymple
(1879)
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