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Object Number
23-46-70/D1739
Display Title
Necklace of dentalium shells, malliera
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, eight strands of fiber cord with white tubular shell beads
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Australia, Northwest
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 36.4 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm (14 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-1739
Provenance
Collector
E. Clement
(1922 - 1923)
Seller
Unknown
(2/26/1923)
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Necklace
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