Ornament

Museum number:
1-222109
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010222109
Alternate number:
1422 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Shell. Shield shaped.
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:
February 1, 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:
...On the breast were two large oblong shell gorgets [1-222107-108]. Near the neck as if on a string were 16 shell ornaments [109-124]. On the breast in irregular positions and along the right side were 28 other ornaments [125-152] while about six inches to the right of the head were 79 rough pieces of abalone shell of various shapes and sizes, making in all 125 pieces...." Description: "...See #1420
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-222109, described as Shell. Shield shaped.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-222109, described as Shell. Shield shaped.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-222109, described as Shell. Shield shaped.

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