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Abalone Shell

Date1890-1904

Mediumabalone

DimensionsOther: 2.2 × 4.7 cm (7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

Terms

Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-968

Object numberHRC 00968

Descriptionused as an inlay to ornament a bone labret (according to Newcombe) which is now missing. shell is carved into roughly elliptical shape with interior surface slightly concave. rough slightly convex surface has .. elliptical shaped paper lab adhered to centre with '387 2/Haida' marked in pencil on it. circular perforation drilled through centrre of one end and circular hole drilled at opposite end on interior surface.
collected in Yan?

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