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Turtle shell
Object Number 56-28-20/19792
Display Title Turtle shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Turtle shell, worked
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Additional Geographic Terms Oh-nah Camp
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 39.5 x 11 cm (16 1/8 x 15 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-28-20/19792; 15-#64

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