Collection place: Northern California / Taxon: Odocoileus / Function: 7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Money purse, accession number 1-1149, described as Deer antler, hollow; slit for dentalium shells at center; incised dentate pattern and single band at each end.

Hearst Museum object titled Money purse, accession number 1-9482, described as Deer antler, curved, hollow; rectangular longitudinal slot at center; raised flange at each end; with transverse grooves; incised zigzag lines principal motif.

Hearst Museum object titled Money purse, accession number 1-1148, described as Money purse. Deer antler, hollow; slit for dentalium shells at center; tab at each end (purpose unknown); incised dentate pattern around each end; 3 incised bands closer to center; zigzag band at one end.

Hearst Museum object titled Money purse, accession number 1-1151, described as Deer or elk antler fork, hollow; ends of both forks sealed with pitch; string handle threaded through holes in rim of central branch; right angle and isosceles triangles incised in 2 transverse rows; pigment rubbed into grooves.