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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
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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