Abalone shell. Oblong. One perforation (broken out) at smaller end. One in side and four started at larger end.
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:
Ornaments (object genre)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Part of burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
...ornamented bone dagger [1-222062] across the breast, a pestle [063] a few inches to the right, and 15 abalone ornaments [064-073]. ...Two were of the "banjo" type a few inches to the right of plates...." Description: "...See 1369