Ornament

Museum number:
1-221597
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010221597
Alternate number:
836 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Abalone shell. Probably etched.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-82, Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
December 10, 1897
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Found as part of burial.
Department:
Unassociated funerary objects
Comment:
From Description on 1-221594: "...The shell ornaments..., all were of the same shape and size, and eleven of the twelve showed signs of etching on one or both sides.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-221597, described as Abalone shell. Probably etched.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-221597, described as Abalone shell. Probably etched.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 1-221597, described as Abalone shell. Probably etched.

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