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Object Number
86-23-10/39275
Display Title
Piece of braided fiber with alabone shell button
Descriptions
Object Description
Piece of braided fiber with alabone shell button
Inventory Description
Button, abaline shell, round, small fiber cord attached through perforationat ce
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chumash?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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California
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Los Angeles County
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Castaic
Additional Geographic Terms
San Martin Mountains; Castac, cave 2 miles from
Materials
Abalone, Fiber cord
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm (5/8 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39275
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Stephen Bowers
(1885 - 1886)
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