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Object Number 26-53-70/D2689
Display Title Hairpin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, flat oval shell, incised geometric design and floral design
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pidunga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest near Derby
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 4 x 0.5 cm (6 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2689
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1926)
Seller Unknown (1926)

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