Object number:
H16.2833
Object name:
ornament
Date made:
Before June 1915; Collected prior to June 1915
Material/Technique:
Abalone shell and string
Credit line:
Museum Purchase; WIlcomb Collection
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Trapezoid shapes pieces of abalone shell with rounded edges, tied to string through small holes bored in edges of shell.
Content description:
Ornaments of abalone shell
Cultural affinity:
Wintun
Field collection date:
Collected prior to June 1915
Field collector(s):
Charles Presby Wilcomb

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