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Shell Necklace

1940s
Tule Lake, CA

The Tule Lake camp in Northern California is surrounded by a freshwater wetlands rich with shells of freshwater mollusks. Many internees at Tule Lake participated in jewelry-making classes. Participants used hand-painted and glazed shells, metal wire, and cotton string to make floral and other decorative designs.

Shell, metal, cotton. Dia 13 cm

Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 5148