Shell fragments

Museum number:
1-16757
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.403
Description:
Of some of the shell species represented in the mound. "Haliotis rufescens" added in pencil. "Ostrea lurida, Mytilus californicus" added in pen.
Donor:
Nels C. Nelson
Collection place:
CA-SMa-4 (San Mateo Shellmound), San Mateo, San Mateo County
Collector:
Nels C. Nelson
Collection date:
January 1911
Taxon:
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) and Mytilus californianus
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Fragments (object portions) and Shell samples
Accession date:
1911
Department:
Associated funerary objects
Comment:
No. Pieces: "1"; piece count based on description. Card stamped "Discarded 1955
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shell fragments, accession number 1-16757, described as Of some of the shell species represented in the mound. "Haliotis rufescens" added in pencil. "Ostrea lurida, Mytilus californicus" added in pen.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell fragments, accession number 1-16757, described as Of some of the shell species represented in the mound. "Haliotis rufescens" added in pencil. "Ostrea lurida, Mytilus californicus" added in pen.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell fragments, accession number 1-16757, described as Of some of the shell species represented in the mound. "Haliotis rufescens" added in pencil. "Ostrea lurida, Mytilus californicus" added in pen.

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