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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 Hair tie, accession number 1-11712, described as Old strip of mink (?) fur, ornamented with dentalia tipped with woodpecker feathers.

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 Money purse and shells, accession number 1-11574a-c, described as (a) Money purse. Elk antler, curved, hollow; raised flange at each end with 5 transverse grooves. Incised isosceles triangle design in 2 rows alongside slot. (b) Cover, antler splint, rectangular, with leather thong attached. (c) String of 6 dentalium shells in closed loop.

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 1-11574d, no description available.

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.

Beads

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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 Hair tie, accession number 1-11712, described as Old strip of mink (?) fur, ornamented with dentalia tipped with woodpecker feathers.

Hair tie

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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 Money purse and shells, accession number 1-11574a-c, described as (a) Money purse. Elk antler, curved, hollow; raised flange at each end with 5 transverse grooves. Incised isosceles triangle design in 2 rows alongside slot. (b) Cover, antler splint, rectangular, with leather thong attached. (c) String of 6 dentalium shells in closed loop.

Money purse and shells

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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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Shell money

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Alfred L. KroeberRemove constraint Collector: Alfred L. Kroeber13 objects
F. E. Gist3 objects
Billy Work1 objects

Phoebe Apperson Hearst9 objects
Alfred L. Kroeber4 objects

American cultures13 objects
California tribes13 objects
Klamath River Tribes13 objects
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North American native cultures13 objects
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DentaliidaeRemove constraint Taxon: Dentaliidae13 objects
Neovison vison1 objects

Acc.869 objects
Acc.177 objects
Acc.2673 objects
Acc.672 objects
Acc.692 objects
Acc.2851 objects

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7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers7 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
S1996-1997 #3: Great Valley Museum of Natural History (September 4, 1996–December 17, 1996)2 objects
S1961-1962 #65: American Indian Film Project/Samuel A. Barrett (April 17, 1962–September 28, 1962)1 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
S1980-1981 #52: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (February 11, 1981–February 13, 1981)1 objects
S1980-1981 #68: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Indian Programs (May 8, 1981–May 8, 1981)1 objects

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