Dentalium Shells

79-14-2

From: United States of America | South Dakota | Rosebud Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 79-14-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America | South Dakota | Rosebud Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Dentalium Shell
Description

'Old type" Fossil dentalium which the Sioux obtain from outcrops in the Black Hills.

Credit Line Gift of John Witthoft and Frances Eyman, 1979

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