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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Abalone shell necklace, Costanoan, 1806
Abalone shell necklace, Costanoan,
1806. This is one of several ceremonial items collected and illustrated
by Georg von Langsdorff while visiting San Francisco on Russia's first
voyage to California. Abalone pendants, clam disc beads, and fiber.
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich.
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