Giant Limpet Shells

Name/Title

Giant Limpet Shells

Entry/Object ID

A-398

Description

Three large shells tied together with suede cord. Shells have no center.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Acquisition

Accession

09.03.08

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mesoamerican

Notes

Ejutla Valley, Jalisco

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

All three shells are misshapen and dirty. The two smallest shells have groves still visible inside them, while the largest shell is smooth, with a small broken piece on the edge of the center. Cord is dirty with some black residue on one end.