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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1573, described as Dentalium shells, one string of 13 (7 missing); fiber string with red cotton cloth at one end. Shells wrapped at wide end with snakeskin.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1557, described as Dentalium shells, one string of 12 (one piece missing). Various decorations, including snake skin wrapping.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-13992, described as Unfinished, disks
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-2429, described as Eight pieces of Indian money on a string.
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S1967-1968 #96: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Joel Grossman (February 22, 1968–February 22, 1968)
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