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Object Number 34-81-20/3603.1
Display Title Tortoise shell toy with wooden head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Turtle shell ornament with 4 perforations on bottom shell.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yaqui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Sonora
Materials Turtle shell
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 14 x 4.9 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-81-20/3603
Provenance
Collector Dr. Carl C. Seltzer (01/01/1934-05/07/1934)

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