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Object Number
08-36-70/74430
Display Title
House ornament of crab ("alama") shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, split reed with animal shells between, some shells broken or burnt
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
/
Luzon
/
Eastern Lepanto
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Materials
Reed, Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 121.3 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm (47 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
20
Label on object
08-36-70/74430
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