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Object Number
26-53-70/D2692
Display Title
Woman's pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, resin disc inlaid with seven pink shells, twisted hair cord
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Niol-Niol Tribe; N.W. Australia
Materials
Resin, Shell, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 19.9 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm (7 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2692
Provenance
Collector
E. Clement
(1926)
Seller
Unknown
(1926)
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|
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|
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| |
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