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Object Number 27-56-70/D2736
Display Title Boar scrotum armlets
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bracelets, hide strap with one or two hide scrotum pendants
Classification
  • Bracelet
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
Materials Hide
Dimensions Overall: 19.7 x 6 x 0.7 cm (7 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object D2736

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