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String of Shell Beads

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). String of Shell Beads, ca. 1100–1300. Shell, stone, 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2in. (0.5 x 22 x 1.2cm) Other: 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2in. (0.5 x 22 x 1.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5480.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

String of Shell Beads

Date

ca. 1100–1300

Geography

Place made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States

Medium

Shell, stone

Classification

Funerary Object

Dimensions

3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2in. (0.5 x 22 x 1.2cm) Other: 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2in. (0.5 x 22 x 1.2cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

04.297.5480

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Artists and makers

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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