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Object Number 27-56-70/D2734
Display Title Crab? Claw necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Crab claw ornament, cut claws with missing pincers strung on fiber cord
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: 64 x 20.5 x 4 cm (25 3/16 x 8 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-2734

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