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Object Number
78-42-20/17029
Display Title
Shell ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shells and fragments, grooved perforation
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Nicaragua
Intrasite
feet of skeleton
Additional Geographic Terms
Alta Gracia; Omotepe Island, on east side of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 4.5 x 4 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
17.029
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