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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-13885, described as Abalone shell blank and paint mixer.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-19461, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-19459, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-19458, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-19464, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-18808, described as Obsidian Small bone object"; "Obsidian" crossed out, "bone object" circled and arrow drawn to L-18806, and "Whole abalone" added in pencil.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Abalone, accession number L-19465, described as 20 circular abalones - 11 rectangular abalones"; "20 circular", the "s" in the first "abalones", "11", and the second "abalones" all crossed out in pencil (dittoed down from L-19456).
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S1985-1986 #37: State Archaeology Lab/Peter Schultz (May 7, 1986–June 12, 1986)
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S1971-1972 #82: Zoology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (October 10, 1971–May 25, 1972)
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S1964-1965 #70: Department of Anthropology (CSU Sacramento)/Sam Payen (March 12, 1965–May 1965)
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S1967-1968 #111: Department of Anthropology (UC Davis)/Jerald Jay Johnson (February 20, 1969–February 18, 1982)
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S1968-1969 #82: University of California, Davis (February 20, 1969–unknown)
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