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Object Number 00-8-70/55561.1
Display Title Shell ornament for head or hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, braided plant fiber band, double row of shells attached
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm (10 5/8 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55561

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