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Object Number 23-47-70/D1786
Display Title Shell spoons (burgaus shell)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spoons, carved shell scoops
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 16.4 x 6.5 x 4.6 cm (6 7/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D-1786

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