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Start Over Donor Ira Jacknis Taxon Dentaliidae
Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259302a,b, described as Miniature elk antler spoons. White, grey impurities marbled through the spoons. Carved at top with circles that have holes in them, followed by four triangles, two horizontal lines, then the bowl of the spoon. 7.8 cm long, 1 1/2 cm wide at spoon bowl, 0.2-0.7 cm wide at stem. Earrings came on card about a “Na ‘K’ Idil Yuy” necklace of dentalium. Card describes necklace. Made to sell.
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-259092, described as Made of shell and beads; three strands, bound together at the bottom on a braided buckskin "sling"; dentalium shells, separated by one tubular glass bead and five blue-striped white seed beads.

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