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Object Number
32-68-70/D3982
Display Title
Shell disk pendant with two perforations on tubular bead string
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell disk pendant with two perforations on tubular bead fiber string. With D3891 and D 3893. Native curio found in native camp
Inventory Description
Pendant, shell disk, two perforations, tubular shell beads strung on fiber
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
140 miles North of Wiluna
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 7.7 x 0.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D3982
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1908)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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