Model's Description:
Dentalia Necklace 3D Model.
Download Dentalia Necklace in various files formats such as Wavefront Object format, Autodesk FBX, DirectX 9.0, Stereo Lithography and HTML5 JSON format.
Created by Koyukon artist Selina Alexander.
Materials: Dentalia shells, smoke-tanned moosehide, cariboue hide, glass trade beads.
The use of dentalia shells in Athabscan regalia represents high status. The shells are a trade item that likely originates from the Vancouver area of Canada. The dentalia shell necklace is one of the five symbols used for wayfinding at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. It was commissioned by the Center directly with the artist 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 536014 polygons.