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Object Number 2004.1.640
Display Title Beads, shell, teeth, tortoise / coconut shell, wood, bark and fiber fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Beads, shell, teeth, tortoise / coconut shell, wood, bark and fiber fragments
Inventory Description Beads, shell, teeth, tortoise / coconut shell, wood, bark and fiber fragments
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 63

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