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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 1-10159, described as Olivella shells, "in the rough.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 1-14092, described as Clamshell. "Of the species from which shell-money was made.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 1-851, described as Mussel shell for scraping string
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 1-87110.2, described as Mytilis shell
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Cusco Region, Southern Peru
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S1962-1963 #26: California State Indian Museum (November 15, 1962–October 7, 1964)
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S1966-1967 #9: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 10, 1966–December 17, 1966)
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S1967-1968 #96: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Joel Grossman (February 22, 1968–February 22, 1968)
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S1968-1969 #22: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George A. Pettitt (September 18, 1968–September 18, 1968)
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S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971)
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S1972-1973 #100: Humboldt County (California) (May 22, 1973–June 5, 1973)
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S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
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S1988-1989 #30: University of California Office of the President (1989–June 16, 1994)
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S2008-2009 #9a: SFO Museum (February 11, 2009–January 11, 2010)
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