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Object Number 07-45-70/72651
Display Title Shell ornament, in 07-45-70/72643
Descriptions
Object Description Shell ornament, in 07-45-70/72643
Inventory Description Ornament, shell disc, perforated center, white with brown specks, mended
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Humbolt Bay
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 3.6 x 0.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72651

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