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Object Number 18-20-70/D1212
Display Title Breast ornament, etched edge of shell disc
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, shell disc, incised cross hatch design on edge of one side, perforated
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 3.4 x 0.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1212; (138118.)

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