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Object Number
30-54-70/D3439
Display Title
Snail shells, strung and painted
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, four snail shells, multiple strands of cordage, painted designs
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
/
Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms
Northeast
Materials
Snail shell, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
W. Lloyd Warner
(1929-1930)
Seller
W. Lloyd Warner
(1930)
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