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Hearst Museum object titled Wedding ornament, accession number 9-23815, described as This is a very old well-made piece which must have been very handsome when new. It is made of a formerly red cotton print, a white cotton lining, goat hair fringe on top, and leather panel with flaps on the bottom. The cotton body is 13" long and is neatly sewn to its lining. Goat hair fringe has a twined, colored base and is held upright by stitches running through the tops. Cowrie shells form a grid on the body of the piece. Other cloth was appliqued in parts of the grid, with cowrie shells sewn over some of it. The open appliqued areas have mostly worn off. Buttons with circles of white glass beads have been randomly sewn on to mimic the pattern in the print. The two 1/4" leather panel on the bottom was twined with very fine leather strips 1/16" wide. Lead beads form wavy lines, creating diamond shapes. The flaps are of plaiting, twining, and braids, 5.5" long, are decorated with lead beads, cowrie shells, and some incised mother-of-pearl (?) shells. Z-ply. 10 EPI in leather twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19285, described as Fish or loom weight; 6.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19282, described as Fish or loom weight ; 8 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19283, described as Fish or loom weight; 6 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19969, described as Round fishing or loom weight, with hole; 5cm in diam
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19284, described as Fish or loom weight; 5.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Weight, accession number 9-19286, described as Fish or loom weight; 3.1 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Wire, accession number 9-3621, described as Wire, copper
Hearst Museum object titled Wire, accession number 9-3620, described as Wire, copper (may be earrings)
Hearst Museum object titled Wood, accession number 9-20939, described as petrified wood

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