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California and Great Basin olivella shell bead guide / Randall T. Milliken, Al W. Schwitalla ; photographs by Dave Nicholson.
Penn Museum Library E78.C15 M5458 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milliken, Randall, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--California--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Shell beads.
- California.
- Antiquities.
- Shell beads--California.
- Shell beads--Great Basin.
- California--Antiquities.
- Great Basin--Antiquities.
- Great Basin.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Intended for archeologists, this identification guide describes the morphological attributes of 154 Olivella shell beads traded among Californian Indian tribes and differentiates the nuances that can reveal meaningful temporal differences. The beads are grouped into 16 categories and at least one color photograph is provided for each bead. Wire spiral binding. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1611322316
- 9781611322323
- 1611322324
- 9781611322330
- 1611322332
- 9781611326758
- 1611326753
- OCLC:
- 785867687
- Publisher Number:
- 99951686333
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