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NecklaceA8130

Necklace strung with dentalium shells and glass beads. The dentalium shells are strung in pairs, doubled side by side. They are followed by one or two blue beads, then several smaller clear glass beads, and then one or two of the larger blue beads. The glass beds are strung in a single row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
dentalium shell, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17179

Necklace with a large, halved shell as pendant; alternating groupings of red, black, white and blue beads with pairs of dentalium shells.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, shell and dentalium shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded PanelD2.31 a-b

Long, rectangular red flannel panel with beaded floral pattern along full length. Bead colours: three shades of green, three shades of blue, mauve, yellow, gold, clear and white. Dentalia shells incorporated around the border. Off-white cotton backing. Originally the panel would have been a single long piece, but priour to collection, it was torn or cut through the middle, into two evenly sized pieces (part a and b).

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, fibre, cotton fibre, dentalium shell, shell and plastic
Made in
Oklahoma, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentD2.57

Long, dangling ear ornament made from rows of white dentalium shell strung together. Nine sections divided by strips of leather. Seven denticles per section. Red beads at the end the end of each string (all missing except one). A leather thong is attached at the top.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
dentalium shell, leather skin, glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentD2.179

Long, dangling ear ornament made from rows of white dentalium shell strung together. Nine sections divided by strips of leather. Seven denticles per section. Seven red beads at the end. A leather thong is attached at the top.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
dentalium shell, leather skin, glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1451

Spherical beads in blue, green, and white strung in pairs in between dentalium shells. Strung in a circular necklace.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1452

Necklace of paired dentalium shells alternating with white, green, dark blue and light blue trade beads; strung on a light cord. Abalone shell pendant.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, abalone shell, glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6358

Cedar bark basket with no seams, sides collapsed. Inside the basket were fragmented strands of dentalium shell, blue beads, and bark (part b); and a large quantity of loose dentalium shells and fragments (part c).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, dentalium shell and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead, Shell1966-95/45KT13.1.HP7/22

One piece of dentalium shell formed into a bead. Originally housed in a box marked 4F15, Box 6, B

Material
dentalium shell
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Unmodified Shell1989-57/8-A-20-18

Three dentalia shells. One shorter than the other two, otherwise intact. No definite signs of modification. B.Avery 10/24/2003.

Material
dentalium shell
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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