Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum, ©
Gift of the Christensen Fund

Bone necklace

Object number2001.163

Photo CreditCourtesy of the Seattle Art Museum, © Gift of the Christensen Fund

Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund

DimensionsDiam.: 26 cm

MediumBuffalo horn and fiber

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