Fragment of a Shell Bead
Unknown people (Northwest Coast)
Northwest Coast
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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