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String of Shell Bead Currency (Sha-ta-ni Ko-di-a)

Pomo

Caption

Pomo. String of Shell Bead Currency (Sha-ta-ni Ko-di-a), ca. 1900. Clam shell, cotton string, 1/2 × 127 15/16 in. (1.3 × 325 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.7958.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Pomo

Title

String of Shell Bead Currency (Sha-ta-ni Ko-di-a)

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

Clam shell, cotton string

Classification

Currency, Coinage

Dimensions

1/2 × 127 15/16 in. (1.3 × 325 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

06.331.7958

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Pomo

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