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Native American
Native American - Plains ➔ Necklace

Identifier:
30783
Description:
Id: Barbara Hail, 07/90. 2 panels of dentalia shells strung in bands on sinew between rawhide spaces. Males wore these as chokers.
Date:
1855 – 1890
Materials:
Dentalium Shells, Rawhide, Sinew
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Vanlopik, G. A.
Related Entity:
G. A. VanLopik (donor)
Mr. G.A. VanLopik resided in Zeeland, Michigan. He was a collector of Native American weapons and beaded and quill ornamented apparel and he displayed this collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911. The collection was accumulated during his residence in the Dakotas. He also donated coins and other cultural objects from around the world.