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Broken shell cover
Object Number 32-68-70/D3985
Display Title Broken shell cover
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, shell disk, semi-circular, broken, red linear designs one side
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Mid West / Lawlers
Materials Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 11.1 x 7.4 x 0.2 cm (4 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3985; 787
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1902)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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