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Nose ornament, etched design
Nose ornament, etched design
Object Number 18-20-70/D1215
Display Title Nose ornament, etched design
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nose plug, large shell peg, tapered ends, incised linear deisgn, beaded tassel
Classification
  • Nose ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Shell, Glass, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm (6 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1215; (135157)

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