{"product_id":"authentic-chumash-beads-of-shell-and-stone","title":"Authentic Chumash Beads of Shell and Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre 1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize - 26\" L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Crafted from Shell and Stone Beads retrung on a Wire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003eFrom the Santa Barbara Area\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003eIn Good Condition ; Beads show wear of age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003eFrom a large Southern California private estate collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Good Condition ; Beads show wear of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChumash 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47849864429733,"sku":"25-0792","price":470.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/25-0792_2.jpg?v=1779477992","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/authentic-chumash-beads-of-shell-and-stone","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}