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Necklace, shells
Object Number 27-5-70/D2931
Display Title Necklace, shells
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Lei
Object Description Necklace of thickly clustered small pointed (conus?) shells, white, brown stripes or bands
Inventory Description Necklace, tiny outward pointing shells, white with brown bands in clusters of 3
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 28.8 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (11 5/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2931
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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