Shell

Museum number:
2-13378
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020013378
Alternate number:
126 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.639
Description:
Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Western Washington
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
Agnes Ruth Sengstacken
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shell samples
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1929
Context of use:
Novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 9.5 centimeters and width 7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell, accession number 2-13378, described as Abalone shell covered with twine weaving in colors.

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