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Object Number
18-20-70/D1210
Display Title
Breast ornament, etched edge of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, intricate carved round disc of turtle shell affixed to clam shell disc
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Admiralty Islands
Materials
Clam shell, Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 3.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-1210; (134921.)
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