Fragment of a Shell Bead

Unknown people (Northwest Coast)
Northwest Coast

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Shell, possibly dentalium

Overall: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

157.46.14503

Geography

Place Made: Northwest Coast, United States, North America

Object Name

Personal Adornment

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Northwest Coast

Not on view

Provenance

Source unknown; catalogued, 1957.

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