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Pearl shell cover and shell string
Pearl shell cover and shell string
Object Number 32-68-70/D3988
Display Title Pearl shell cover and shell string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, shell disk, oval, perforated, incised linear designs
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Wallal
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 15.4 x 0.3 cm (4 3/16 x 6 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3988
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1912)
Seller University of Pennsylvania (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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