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Abalone Brooch
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Abalone Brooch
Abalone Brooch

Abalone Brooch

Date1901
Mediumabalone, metal
DimensionsOther: 3.5 × 5.7 cm (1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-976
Object numberHRC 00976
Descriptionbrooch made from one piece of abalone, shield shaped, border indented. top incised to represent an eagles head. clasp pin held in place by means of two hooked nails.
collected in Skidegate
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