Object class: Worn costume accessories / Culture or time period: California tribes / Taxon: Dentaliidae - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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.

Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259109a,b, described as Beaded earrings; square pendant with red, white, and black seed beads in geometric pattern; tassels (2) suspended with square with dentalium shell and seed beads; suspended from silver wire clips for pierced ears on duplicate of tassels beneath.

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 Necklace, accession number 1-20893, described as Made of glass beads, intermingled with clam shell beads, dentalium, and abalone.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-4482, described as Juniper seed. Interspersed with dentalium shells.