Abalone Shells
Mediumabalone shell
DimensionsOther: 15.2 × 21.6 cm (6 × 8 1/2 in.)
Other: 12.7 × 17.8 cm (5 × 7 in.)
Other: 12.7 × 17.8 cm (5 × 7 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-186
Object numberHRC 00186
Description2 large half shells unworked. acquired by North West Coast Indians from California, through trading, and used as ddecorative materialOn View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1879
1914
1890-1904
c. 1879
1899