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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Cahuilla
Title:Shell money
Type:Trapping/Hunting
Materials:Shell
Place Made:North America; United States; California; Southern California
Measurements:Overall: 11/16 in x 5/16 in x 1/4 in; 1.7 cm x .8 cm x .6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 160.F
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Four pieces of money (avalero) used by the Cahuilla Indians, Southern California. Small shell-like fragments with hole in the center of each, strung together.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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