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Object Number 27-56-70/D2817
Display Title Pig tusks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, tusks, curved,
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Komodes, Village of
Materials Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 1.4 x 1 cm (3 3/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object D2817

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