Uncut Shell

Mediumshell

Dimensions1 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (3.2 x 7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number2008.132.1

ClassificationsSculptures

DescriptionMost likely Cowry or Cowrie shell (marine snails of the genus Cypraea); uncut; evidence of black ink on smooth side.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; Bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; Accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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