Dentalia, 6 Strings Item Number: 16/2309 A-F from the American Museum of Natural History
Item History
- Made in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by George Hunt and Franz Boas
- Received from Morris K. Jesup
What
- Name
- Dentalia, 6 Strings
- Identification Number
- 16/2309 A-F
- Type of Item
- dentalium
- Material
- dentalium shell, string, wood, cedar bark and cloth
- Longest
- length 104.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.3 cm
- Shortest
- length 57.0 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Field Collector
- George Hunt and Franz Boas
- Received from
- Morris K. Jesup
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada