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Object Number
2003.1.2476
Display Title
Shells, yellowish, pointed end, hole
Descriptions
Object Description
Shells, yellowish, pointed end, hole
Inventory Description
Shells, yellowish, pointed end, hole
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1 x 1 cm (5/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2003.1.2476
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003.1.1007 | Shells, 3 cowries w/cut tops, flat spiral shells of varying sizes |
Shell
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Shell
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Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.1.273 | Shells, embedded in resin, fragments |
Shell
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Oceania
| |
| 40-69-10/22723 | Small pink shells |
Shell
|
North America
| |
| 40-91-50/5135 | Cowrie shells |
Shell
|
Africa
| |
| 35-31-50/1199 | Ko shells used in ornamenting the "crown" (ntut) of Ko cult members |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 27-56-70/D2815 | Shells |
Shell
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 35-31-50/1336 | Bottle containing shells of snails (No. 50-1332) |
Shell
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2003.1.2270 | Worked gastropod shells, drilled hole at one end, possible beads, burned |
Utilized Shell
|
United States
| |
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Shell
|
Groton Plantation
Groton Plantation | |
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Shell
|
New Mexico
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