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Object Number
995-4-70/5721
Display Title
Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of cowrie shells and black shells, strung with plastic fishing line
Inventory Description
Necklace, buff and yellow cowrie shells, black and brown snails, zigzag design
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm (23 5/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-4-70/5721
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Daniel Livingstone
(pre 1994)
Donor
Barbara Isaac
(1/20/1995)
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