Seed and shell necklace w/ shell pendant

Museum number:
11-1098
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Shell ornament; disc pendant made from the flat spire of the Conus litteratus shell; hung upon a string of beads
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Oceania
Culture or time period:
Oceanian cultures
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1929: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (May 1929–1945)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seed and shell necklace w/ shell pendant, accession number 11-1098, described as Shell ornament; disc pendant made from the flat spire of the Conus litteratus shell; hung upon a string of beadsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seed and shell necklace w/ shell pendant, accession number 11-1098, described as Shell ornament; disc pendant made from the flat spire of the Conus litteratus shell; hung upon a string of beads
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed and shell necklace w/ shell pendant, accession number 11-1098, described as Shell ornament; disc pendant made from the flat spire of the Conus litteratus shell; hung upon a string of beads

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