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Nose ring of turtle shell
Nose ring of turtle shell
Object Number 23-47-70/D1809
Display Title Nose ring of turtle shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nose rings, tortoise shell, flat open rings
Classification
  • Nose ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 3.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D1809

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