Clam Shell Beads

Clam Shell Beads

Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection. This is a single string of clam shell beads. It is one of the strings worn by Elsie Allen in "remember your relations" p. 25 Contains an estimated 2,800 beads on cotton string, in graduated sizes.
  • Object: Clam Shell Beads
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 140 inches long, doubled (280 linear inches)
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Pomo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
  • Catalog #: 103.083