Fragment of a white shell with a hole drilled into it

Unknown people (Southwest)
Southwest

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White shell

Overall: 1 3/4 × 11/16 in. (4.4 × 1.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

51.26.12767

Geography

Place Found: United States, North America

Object Name

Artifact

Research Area

Archaeology

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by William J. Schaldach, Jr., (1924-2005), Class of 1946; sold to present collection, 1951.

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