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Ornament made of shell
Object Number 67-9-50/136
Display Title Ornament made of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell ornament, perforated disc, spiraled groove on 1 side.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Islands?
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 cm (2 3/8 x 2 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 136.
Provenance
Donor Boston Athenaeum (1867)

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