Cut Shell Pendant: Fish,
c. 1150-1450
Shell
2 7/8 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (7.3 x 1.43 x 0.16 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Cutting, grinding and carving
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. E. H. Parker
Accession Number:
P4036
Perforation marks eye. Slightly convex shape. Cardium shell. Santa Cruz phase, Classic Period.
Materials
shell (Cardium)
Related Objects
P38621, P3862, P3863, P4036 and P5468 are shelved together. Four of them are mostly-whole, thin yellow shells cut as reptile (?) effigies; many broken piece may be the fifth number. Three of the four whole objects are fixed down to a piece of white felt.
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