Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0457-0008 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Yurok | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Dentalium shell beads; Cotton string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace comprising paired dentalium shells alternating with single medium-sized, barrel-shaped glass beads of various colors (yellow, green,light and dark blue, red, turquoise, black, translucent white, or amber); All but a few of the larger beads are flanked by two smaller white or green glass beads; To allow for the paired dentalium shells, the shells and beads are strung on two strands of cotton string, with one strand passing through each of the dentalium shells and then both strands passing through through the beads, together; Ends of strings are knotted together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.8, Length = 30.5 | |