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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 Shell money, accession number 1-4427, described as Dentalium shells, one string of 13 (3 missing); on fiber cordage, with hank of white thread at each end; wide end of shell snakeskin wrapped
Hearst Museum object titled Shell money, accession number 1-4426, described as Dentalium shells, one string of 14 (one missing); on fiber cordage with twig at one end of cord and red and white thread at other; shell covered with snake skin at wide end

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