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Object Number
72-20-30/6778
Display Title
Limpet (patella) used as food by the natives
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shells, limpet, one broken
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm (3/4 x 2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
6778
Provenance
Collector
Hassler Expedition
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