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Rose Bouquet

1940s
Made in Tule Lake Internment Camp, California

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

Shell, metal, cotton. L 12, W 7 cm

Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 4125