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Object Number
18-12-30/F175
Display Title
Girl's pubic shield ?
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Scallop shell with 4 perforations, cords knotted in each perforation
Classification
- Personal gear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Araquaya; Goyas
Materials
Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 13 x 3.5 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
F175
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