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SKU: 25-0792

Authentic Chumash Beads of Shell and Stone

$470.00

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Pre 1900

Size - 26" L

Hand Crafted from Shell and Stone Beads retrung on a Wire

From the Santa Barbara Area

In Good Condition ; Beads show wear of age.

From a large Southern California private estate collection.

In Good Condition ; Beads show wear of age.

Chumash beads made from shell and stone are significant artifacts from the Indigenous Chumash people of the Santa Barbara Channel region in Southern California. The Chumash (whose name may derive from terms related to "bead makers" or "shell bead money makers") had one of the longest continuous bead-making traditions in North America, spanning over 8,000–10,000 years.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Chumash

Year Range: Early Man

Region: California

Dimensions: 26 in

Category: Stone - Shell - Bone - Wood Fetishes, Jewelry and Artifacts, Necklace - Fetish - Heishi - Tab - Jacla - Bead

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