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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 Face wiper, accession number 1-1677, described as Bone, flat, elliptical; dentalium shell carrying handle tied to bone through pierced hole at one end.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2183, described as Single strand of cooked Olivella shells, blue snail shells, Dentalium with deer belly and woodpecker, leather ties at each end; single Dentalium shells suspended ⅓ of way from each end.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2184, described as Single strand of Olivella and Dentalium shells with with money snake strung on iris twine; leather ties at each end; single Dentalium shell suspended ⅓ of way from each end.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-1552, described as Dentalium shell, 5 strand.

Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1561, described as Dentalium shells. One string of 4; each spiral wrapped with red snakeskin.

Image Missing: 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.

Image Missing: 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1617, described as Dentalium shell money.; wide end wrapped in snakeskin; remains of red (paper) wrapping on body.

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.

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Hearst Museum object titled Face wiper, accession number 1-1677, described as Bone, flat, elliptical; dentalium shell carrying handle tied to bone through pierced hole at one end.

Face wiper

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Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2183, described as Single strand of cooked Olivella shells, blue snail shells, Dentalium with deer belly and woodpecker, leather ties at each end; single Dentalium shells suspended ⅓ of way from each end.

Headband

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Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2184, described as Single strand of Olivella and Dentalium shells with with money snake strung on iris twine; leather ties at each end; single Dentalium shell suspended ⅓ of way from each end.

Headband

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Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-1552, described as Dentalium shell, 5 strand.

Necklace

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Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1561, described as Dentalium shells. One string of 4; each spiral wrapped with red snakeskin.

Shell money

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Shell money

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Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-1617, described as Dentalium shell money.; wide end wrapped in snakeskin; remains of red (paper) wrapping on body.

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Exchange media (objects)4 objects
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Costume accessories3 objects
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Alfred L. Kroeber9 objects

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DentaliidaeRemove constraint Taxon: Dentaliidae9 objects

Acc.86Remove constraint Accession number: Acc.869 objects
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7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers4 objects
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama3 objects
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements2 objects

S1962-1963 #14: Samuel A. Barrett (September 24, 1962–October 11, 1962)2 objects
S1961-1962 #81: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 22, 1962–May 22, 1962)1 objects
S1963-1964 #24: Oakland High School/Milo S. Popovich (October 11, 1963–November 15, 1963)1 objects
S1970-1971 #98: Lowie Museum of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (March 24, 1971–March 24, 1971)1 objects
S1971-1972 #53: UC Berkeley Extension/Daphne D. Stern (November 18, 1971–November 18, 1971)1 objects
S1975-1976 #43: California Academy of Sciences (December 16, 1975–March 23, 1978)1 objects
S1983-1984 #48: Hoopa Tribal Museum (May 15, 1984–September 21, 1984)1 objects
S1996-1997 #3: Great Valley Museum of Natural History (September 4, 1996–December 17, 1996)1 objects
S2005-2006 #5: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (October 7, 2005–March 15, 2006)1 objects

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