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Breast ornament, etched edge of shell
Breast ornament, etched edge of shell
Object Number 18-20-70/D1209
Display Title Breast ornament, etched edge of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, intricately carved disc of turtle shell on incised clam shell disc
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Turtle shell, Clam shell, Glass, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 6.7 x 1.1 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object (134909.); D-1209

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