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Hearst Museum object titled Clamshell armlet, accession number 11-43150a-e, described as Armlets. Clamshell, edges rounded and smooth; E broken and a piece missing. A - diam. - 8.0 cm., B - diam. - 8.5 cm., C and D -diam. - 9.0 cm., E - diam. - 8.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 11-42723, described as Female, figure, wood, hands and arms carved in relief; inset shell and obsidian eyes; vertical splits in front torso and head; obsidian from right eye missing. 51.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Loin covering, belt, accession number 11-42701, described as Loin shell; bailer shell; decorative strip of seed and shell embedded in pitch along top edge; woven fiber belt. length - 13 cm., width - 10 cm. Bailer shell, seeds, shell, rattan. Worn around waist.

Hearst Museum object titled Ring, clamshell, chipped, accession number 11-43149, described as Ring. Heavy clamshell, chipped, broken and glued in three places. diam. - 10.5 cm. Collector states that specimen is a "dollar" used solely in exchange.

Hearst Museum object titled Clamshell armlet, accession number 11-43150a-e, described as Armlets. Clamshell, edges rounded and smooth; E broken and a piece missing. A - diam. - 8.0 cm., B - diam. - 8.5 cm., C and D -diam. - 9.0 cm., E - diam. - 8.8 cm.

Clamshell armlet

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Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 11-42723, described as Female, figure, wood, hands and arms carved in relief; inset shell and obsidian eyes; vertical splits in front torso and head; obsidian from right eye missing. 51.5 cm.

Female figurine

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Hearst Museum object titled Loin covering, belt, accession number 11-42701, described as Loin shell; bailer shell; decorative strip of seed and shell embedded in pitch along top edge; woven fiber belt. length - 13 cm., width - 10 cm. Bailer shell, seeds, shell, rattan. Worn around waist.

Loin covering, belt

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Hearst Museum object titled Ring, clamshell, chipped, accession number 11-43149, described as Ring. Heavy clamshell, chipped, broken and glued in three places. diam. - 10.5 cm. Collector states that specimen is a "dollar" used solely in exchange.

Ring, clamshell, chipped

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Shell (animal material)Remove constraint Materials: Shell (animal material)4 objects
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Acc.3562Remove constraint Accession number: Acc.35624 objects

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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements1 objects
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)1 objects
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama1 objects
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers1 objects

S1980-1981 #79: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Jerome Feldman (June 25, 1981–August 5, 1981)1 objects
S1983-1984 #53a: University of Southern California (May 18, 1984–December 3, 1984)1 objects

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