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Hearst Museum object titled Barrette, accession number 1-259107, described as Commercial metal barrette, beaded, rectangular; triangular design in red and white seed beads on red ground, outlined in black beads; dentalium shell, black beads, seed beads and pine nut pendants (5); buckskin backing for barrette.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-211491, described as Round, flat base, overall geometric design in shades of brown, remnants of dentalium shell and glass bead trim. Made with tule. Plain twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 2-12524, described as Made from shell; dentalium.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 2-11215, described as Shell bead (piece of dentalium shell flint)
Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 1-1553a,b, described as Dentalium shell, one string. Worn possibly at Jump Dance or Deer Skin dance.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle and sunshade, accession number 1-148884a,b, described as a) Twined openwork basketry cradle; b) Basketry sunshade with black spot at center. Twined. Hazel shoot warp and weft. Decoration of Dentalium and Glycimeris shells, pine nut and glass beads.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle basket model, accession number 1-233702, described as Basketry. Warp and weft both of hazel shoots. Handle at top has "mourning" cord wrapping. Attached decoration of limpet and dentalium shells, glass beads.
Hearst Museum object titled Dentalium, accession number 2-17941, described as Giant dentalium
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71751, described as Cheyenne “grandmother” doll. Leather stuffed doll w/ beaded features, painted facial marks, hair of horse-hair. Wears red “2-skin” style dress of wool. High, white leather mocassins and leggings. Dress decorated with leather knots on skirt, and bead on hem of blouse. Wears black cumerbund and bead necklace. Hair is in braids with danglers of dentalium shells [faux].
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.

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