Pendant, Shell Item Number: 2927 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Pendant elk tooth.* Fide donor GTE: Elk tooth perforated at root, used as personal ornament or attached to clothing, dug up on old site near Lytton. Numerous small ornaments of stone, some rudely carved, others simply shaped, with a hole through one end, of elk, bear and other teeth, of bits of copper, are found more particularly in graves. These were probably used as pendants or attached to articles of dress. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on September 18, 1913
What
- Name
- Pendant, Shell
- Identification Number
- 2927
- Type of Item
- shell pendant
- Material
- elk tooth
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on September 18, 1913
Other
- Accession Number
- 870
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Emmons, George T.
- Object Category
- Shell
- Object Sub Category
- Shell, Modified