Purse for dentalium-shell "money"
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Hupa
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
label: Seller
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); purchased by George Heye from Joseph Keppler in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Hupa
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8847
label: Barcode
content: 008847.000
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, engraved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 12.3 x 3.5 x 4.2 cm