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Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
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Edward W. Gifford
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Richard Shutler Jr.
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Francis A. Riddell
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Robert Fleming Heizer
699
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Max Uhle
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Ronald Leroy Olson
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James Allan Bennyhoff
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Franklin Fenenga
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
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Viking Fund Incorporated
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University of California Archaeological Survey
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
909
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Robert Fleming Heizer
658
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Ronald Leroy Olson
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519
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Shell (animal material)
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120
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107
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Haliotis rufescens (red abalone)
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Mytilus californianus
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Leukoma staminea
66
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Olivella
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Acc.1187
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Acc.1088
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Acc.81
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Acc.916
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Acc.UCAS-33
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Acc.633
293
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Acc.970
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Acc.626
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Acc.956
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Acc.2085
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Cusco Region, Southern Peru
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5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
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S1964-1965 #74: State of California, Division of Beaches and Parks/Francis A. Riddell (March 19, 1965–September 2, 1981)
104
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S1964-1965 #91: Mrs. Freddie Curtis/Richard Shutler Jr. (April 28, 1965–September 28, 1965)
58
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S1949-1950 #1: University of Washington/William Clifford Massey (dates unknown)
27
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S2001-2002 #15: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (January 23, 2002–January 23, 2003)
24
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S2004-2005 #8: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (dates unknown)
16
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S1985-1986 #37: State Archaeology Lab/Peter Schultz (May 7, 1986–June 12, 1986)
9
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S1967-1968 #111: Department of Anthropology (UC Davis)/Jerald Jay Johnson (February 20, 1969–February 18, 1982)
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S1968-1969 #82: University of California, Davis (February 20, 1969–unknown)
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S1970-1971 #22: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo/Robert L. Hoover (September 25, 1970–April 12, 1971)
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S1964-1965 #108: Mrs. Freddie Curtis/Richard Shutler Jr. (June 21, 1965–March 31, 1966)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 1-124763, described as Shell
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 3-12342, described as Glycymeris shells.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 11-38227a,b, described as Shells; type collection.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 1-215259, described as Small shell (?).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 11-32299.2, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 11-34593, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 2-36318, described as 1 conch and 9 bivalve shells
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 1-35657, described as Shells
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 3-15083, described as Fragment of tiny globular bivalve.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Shell, museum number 11-35303, no description available.
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