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Tortoise shell rings (2)
Tortoise shell rings (2)
Object Number 56-28-20/19774
Display Title Tortoise shell rings (2)
Descriptions
Object Description Tortoise shell rings (2)
Inventory Description Tortoise shell rings, dark, plain.
Classification
  • Ring
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Additional Geographic Terms Oh-nah camp?
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 0.2 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (1/16 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-28-20/19774

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