Earring

Museum number:
1-259245b
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Accession number:
Acc.4633
Description:
Earring, abalone shell, part of pair; curved fragment of shell, highly polished; half of each edge serrated at opposite ends; bright metal wire hangers for attachment to pierced ears; length (pendant) 5.0 cm. Serrated design same as employed in elk antler spoon handles.
Donor:
Ira Jacknis and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Materials:
Abalone shell
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earrings (jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 1, 1994
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Earring, accession number 1-259245b, described as Earring, abalone shell, part of pair; curved fragment of shell, highly polished; half of each edge serrated at opposite ends; bright metal wire hangers for attachment to pierced ears; length (pendant) 5.0 cm. Serrated design same as employed in elk antler spoon handles.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earring, accession number 1-259245b, described as Earring, abalone shell, part of pair; curved fragment of shell, highly polished; half of each edge serrated at opposite ends; bright metal wire hangers for attachment to pierced ears; length (pendant) 5.0 cm. Serrated design same as employed in elk antler spoon handles.

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