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    Abalone Shell Basket Hat from California
    Compiled from information posted by [south fork]

    These drilled abalone shell pieces were recovered from a construction site in El Dorado County, California.
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    The possible reconstruction to a set of adornments sewn onto a basket hat made from materials such as willow or red bud comes from comparison to old photographs in the California state archives.
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    More than 80 pieces were recovered from the site, although they haven’t all been used in the partial reconstruction above.
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