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Object Number 2004.1.562
Display Title Shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beads, discoidal white, brown shell beads, strung on plant fiber
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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