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Ear rings of turtle shell
Ear rings of turtle shell
Object Number 23-47-70/D1808
Display Title Ear rings of turtle shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Earrings, tortoise shell, open rings linked together in bundles
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object D1808

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