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Shell Bead Necklace
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
A shell bead necklace from the Hupa culture. Collected by E.G. Johnson from the owner Findlay Smith, a member of the Hupa tribe at the Hoopa Valley Reservation in California. Shell beads like this were worn during ceremonial dances.
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Details
- Title: Shell Bead Necklace
- Location: Hoopa, Humboldt County / Hoopa Valley Reservation, California, United States, North America
- Type: Necklace
- 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
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E341311
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1928-09-08
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