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Shell nose ornament
Object Number 07-45-70/72683
Display Title Shell nose ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, white shell cylinder
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Djamna; North Coast New Guinea; Humbolt Bay, West of
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (1 11/16 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72683

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