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Object Number 27-56-70/D2731
Display Title Tusk bracelets
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornaments, pairs of tusks, curved, perforated, tied together with fiber
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 8.8 x 1.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object D2731

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