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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 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 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 1-4482, described as Juniper seed. Interspersed with dentalium shells.
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-221, described as Dentalium shell; two short and one longer strand; varying length shells.
Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-259092, described as Made of shell and beads; three strands, bound together at the bottom on a braided buckskin "sling"; dentalium shells, separated by one tubular glass bead and five blue-striped white seed beads.

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