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Personal Artifact-Shell Necklace
Title
Personal Artifact-Shell Necklace
Description
Chain is composed of 1/8" wide braided leather strips terminating in a 3/8" diameter bottom of coiled leather; 16 variously sized nautilus-type 1/2 shells extends from leather chain from strips of knotted leather that loop through the center hole of each shell. Some shells are stained with an amber color.
Date
08261998
Type
Shells
Leather
Leather
Identifier
1998.10
Coverage
Africa
Physical Dimensions
19in
Files
Citation
“Personal Artifact-Shell Necklace,” Black Cultural Center Virtual Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://purduebcc.omeka.net/items/show/211.