Purse for dentalium-shell "money"
date: label: Date created
content: 1880-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Karuk (Karok)
label: Collector
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Seller
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) between 1901 and 1916; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Karuk (Karok)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/2374
label: Barcode
content: 052374.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Purse for dentalium-shell "money"
label: Media/Materials
content: Elk antler, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 22 x 5 x 5 cm