Wampum Box
97-84-2098
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: California (State)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-84-2098 |
| Current Location | Native American Voices - On Display |
| Culture | Hupa |
| Provenience | California (State) |
| Culture Area | California Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Antler |
| Description | For dentalium shell "money". Made from a section of elk antler; carved with central cylinder hollowed and slit to hold the shells. Decorated with etched and blackened joined triangles. |
| Height | 4 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Length | 14 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-84-2098 - Old Museum Number | 29221 - ANSP Number | 17347 incorrect - ANSP Number |
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