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Object Number 2004.1.577
Display Title Ornament, tusk fragment, perforated at tip, back side covered with resin
Descriptions
Object Description Ornament, tusk fragment, perforated at tip, back side covered with resin
Inventory Description Ornament, tusk fragment, perforated at tip, back side covered with resin
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Tusk, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.1.577
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor Donated by Unknown

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