Shell

Museum number:
2-44862
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020044862
Accession number:
Acc.2029
Description:
Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.
Donor:
Louise Heintz
Collection place:
British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia
Culture or time period:
Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
Edward K. Schaad
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shell samples
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 10.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown) and S2008-2009 #9a: SFO Museum (February 11, 2009–January 11, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-44862, described as Basketry covered abalone shell in spiral lattice binding technique.

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