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Two men's earrings from the Hupa culture. Collected from below Martin's Ferry in Humboldt County/Hoopa Valley, California. Each earring is made from an abalone shell disc from which hang three dentalium shells and a narrow strip of abalone, which passes through the ear lobe to hold the earring in place.
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- Title: Men's Earrings
- Location: Martin's Ferry, Below, Humboldt County / Hoopa Valley, California, United States, North America
- Type: Earring
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Medium: Abalone shells, dentalium shells
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E411724
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1970-04-22
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