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Object Number
991-12-60/15202
Display Title
Small White Shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Small white shell. 1.8 cm. (l) x .8 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Shell, small whelk shell, white, ridged and striated surface
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 0.8 x 0.9 cm (11/16 x 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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