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Start Over Object name Necklace Collection place Canada Culture or time period Northern Algonquian tribes
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56523, described as Necklace, choker style; pink, blue, yellow and red glass beads in diamond design; total length ca. 47 cm. Necklace made-for-sale; said to be based on net placed around neck of newborn baby “to catch the cold” i.e. prevent cold.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56527, described as Necklace with Indian head design slide; blue, white, gold glass trade beads; length as worn 46.5 cm. Tourist item; Indian head design from British Columbia.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56528, described as Necklace of blue and gold glass trade beads; full length 90 cm. Worn at dances, feasts by women; also tourist item.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56520a, described as Necklace of black and white glass trade beads with beaded tassels; complete l. 1.3M.;
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56526a,b, described as Necklace with slide; red and blue glass trade beads; a) necklace, length as worn 47.5 cm; b) buckskin-backed slide, diameter 4.5 cm. Used for dressy occasions (dances) by both men and women.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56522a,b, described as Necklace with pendant; a) black and white glass bead necklace, length worn 47 cm.; b) round pendant with black maple leaf design on white ground; diameter 5.8 cm; pendant is backed with blue-green leather. Decoration, tourist item; worn anytime and on dressy occasions by men and women; maple leaf design not indigeneous.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56520a,b, described as a) necklace of black and white glass trade beads with beaded tassels; complete l. 1.3M.; b) pendant with black, blue, red thunderbird design (thunderbird is Blackfoot design); glass beads; diam. 5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56521, described as Necklace of black and green glass tradebeads; disc-like pendant backed with smoked moosehide; length: 53.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56524a,b, described as Necklace with round slide; a) tubular necklace of blue glass beads with red tassels; length as worn 40 cm.; b) slide, red and blue glass beads, diameter 3.9 cm. Worn on dressy occasions (dances) by men and women; also tourist item.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 2-56519, described as Necklace; glass trade beads; green and orange design on white ground; bead tassels at base; length 45 cm. Tourist item for women.

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