Limpet Shell Bracelets

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Limpet Shell Bracelets

Entry/Object ID

A-352

Description

Made from Patella Mexicana (a type of mollusk) these three-limpet shell bracelets are tied on a leather thong. One bracelet is loose, while one of the shells tied with the thong is larger than the others.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

85.01.18

Source or Donor

Mrs. Fern McCoard

Notes

Date ordered/listed on original catalog card is Summer 1962, while Date Received is listed as Fall 1985.

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Colima

Condition

Overall Condition

Good