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Object Number 24-48-70/D2132
Display Title Beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beads, discoidal, shell, wood? strung on plant fiber, one string
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (4 3/4 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2132

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