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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number 1-19432, described as Part of abalone disc.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone fragments, accession number 1-142601, described as Abalone fragments.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone fragments, accession number 1-37163, described as Haliotis rufescins
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone fragments, accession number 1-63015, described as Abalone fragments
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone shell, accession number L-17486, described as Whole.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone shell, accession number R2024.1.11, described as shell: abalone fragments CA-CCO-137 Robert F. Heizer
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone shell, accession number 1-50941, described as whole abalone shell
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone shell, accession number L-17484, described as Whole.
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Federated States of Micronesia
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Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
3,738
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Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
3,691
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Edward W. Gifford
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Richard Shutler Jr.
11,719
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Delila S. Gifford
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Max Uhle
596
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
521
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162
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Robert Fleming Heizer
155
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Francis A. Riddell
128
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Harry Starr Riddell Jr.
111
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Russell Wallace Newman
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Viking Fund Incorporated
11,747
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
3,833
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
649
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University Appropriation
464
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University of California Archaeological Survey
286
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City and County of San Francisco, Waste Water Management Program
177
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Robert Fleming Heizer
131
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Arctic Institute of North America
106
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Harry Starr Riddell Jr.
104
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Russell Wallace Newman
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4,555
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3,741
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3,736
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733
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724
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724
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568
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568
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Seashell
1,249
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Shell (animal material)
717
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Spondylus pictorum
332
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Conus fergusoni
157
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52
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Haliotis
61
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Anadara antiquata
59
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Turbo setosus
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Xanthidae
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Saxidomus nutalli
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Haliotis rufescens (red abalone)
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Phymodius nitidus
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Cyclodius nitidus
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Acc.1088
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Acc.1187
3,727
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Acc.916
728
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Acc.81
571
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Acc.3605
177
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Acc.1151
106
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Acc.911
102
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Acc.UCAS-336
97
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Acc.1149
88
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Acc.3131
70
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Cusco Region, Southern Peru
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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
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8.3 For Manufacturing
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5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
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S1964-1965 #91: Mrs. Freddie Curtis/Richard Shutler Jr. (April 28, 1965–September 28, 1965)
411
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S1964-1965 #108: Mrs. Freddie Curtis/Richard Shutler Jr. (June 21, 1965–March 31, 1966)
280
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S1985-1986 #37: State Archaeology Lab/Peter Schultz (May 7, 1986–June 12, 1986)
14
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S1971-1972 #82: Zoology Department (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (October 10, 1971–May 25, 1972)
13
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S1958-1959 #1: California Academy of Sciences/Alan E. Leviton (April 8, 1958–1958)
7
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S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
4
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S1969-1970 #119: University of California, Davis/Jerald Jay Johnson (April 24, 1970–November 8, 1971)
4
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S1971-1972 #13: California State University, Sacramento (August 16, 1971–September 9, 1971)
4
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S2013-2014 #5: Patrick V. Kirch/Scarlett Chiu (May 14, 2014–June 30, 2014)
4
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S2007-2008 #8: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (February 25, 2008–June 24, 2010)
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