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Pendant, carved tortoise shell rings, flat, one perforated at one edge
Pendant, carved tortoise shell rings, flat, one perforated at one edge
Object Number 00-8-70/55737.1
Display Title Pendant, carved tortoise shell rings, flat, one perforated at one edge
Descriptions
Object Description Pendant, carved tortoise shell rings, flat, one perforated at one edge
Inventory Description Pendant, carved tortoise shell rings, flat, one perforated at one edge
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Truk Island
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 10.2 x 0.2 cm (3 15/16 x 4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 00-8-70/55737.1; 55737

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