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Necklace with pendants brushes for blackening teeth
Necklace with pendants brushes for blackening teeth
Object Number 17-55-70/D1013
Display Title Necklace with pendants brushes for blackening teeth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, multiple strands of glass beads, large cotton pendant, hanging brushes
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ata
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Glass, Fiber, Leather, Hair, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 48.9 x 10 x 2.5 cm (19 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1013

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