Fragment of shell from which beads are made

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Object Number 00-8-70/55446

Display Title Fragment of shell from which beads are made

Descriptions

Inventory Description Shell, fragment, orange, pink, white

Classification

Shell

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Marshall Islands

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 2.6 x 1 cm (1 1/4 x 1 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 55446

Provenance

Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)

Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)

Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)

Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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