Abalone shell ornament. One perforation on long side.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-86, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
January 29, 1900
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pendants (jewelry)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Part of burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 4.375 inches and width 3.375 inches
Comment:
...ornamented bone dagger [1-222062] across the breast, a pestle [063] a few inches to the right, and 15 abalone ornaments [064-073]. Three of the ornaments were large plates on the breast...." Description: "...See 1369