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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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