Dentalium shell
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dentalium-shell-258-5560692
title:
Dentalium shell
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The word dentalium, as commonly used by Native American artists and anthropologists, refers to tooth shells or tusk shells used in indigenous jewelry, adornment, and commerce in western Canada and the United States. These tusk shells are a kind of seashell, specifically the shells of scaphopod mollusks. The name "dentalium" is based on the scientific name for the genus Dentalium, but because the taxonomy has changed over time, not all of the species used are still placed in that genus; however,
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Material used in Native American jewelry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentalium_shell
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2024-02-09T02:50:46Z
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