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Object Number
72-20-30/6777
Display Title
Mussels used as food by the natives
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shells, mussel, one broken
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6.6 x 3.6 x 0.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
6777
Provenance
Collector
Hassler Expedition
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