Shell ornament

Museum number:
1-220905a
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Alternate number:
1015 and B-1015 (Barr collection)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Gifford shell type Q1aII. Rectangular haliotis shell ornament. One perforation at narrow end, four perforations and wide end.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-81, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
February 12, 1898
Taxon:
Haliotis
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shell ornament, accession number 1-220905a, described as Gifford shell type Q1aII. Rectangular haliotis shell ornament. One perforation at narrow end, four perforations and wide end.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell ornament, accession number 1-220905a, described as Gifford shell type Q1aII. Rectangular haliotis shell ornament. One perforation at narrow end, four perforations and wide end.

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