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Object Number 11-43-30/82974
Display Title 5 pairs ear ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell earring pairs, shell discs with wood studs and resin, cotton ties, broken.
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm (1 7/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 82974

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