California; Northern California; Northwestern California [on catalog card]. Note with objects "from catalogue: "exchange in part only 2 1/2 lbs of dentalia 1/2 mi no of La Jolla, San Diego Co" 1-11-77
Culture or time period:
Northwestern California tribes
Collector:
Ada Goldsmith
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Accession date:
February 14, 1914
Context of use:
Probably trader's stuff" (fide Alfred L. Kroeber).
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Likely sent to University of Utah twice, per catalog card "University of Utah" and Dr. J.H. Steward (working at University of Utah at the time). 1931 on separate lines. Possibly put on catalog card twice by mistake. see Acc.687 for exchange details for 14 pieces dentalia shell from Northwestern California. "Probably trader's stuff" (fide Alfred L. Kroeber).