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Object Number
32-68-70/D3992
Display Title
Pearl shell blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved shell, oval, flat, perforated one end with plant fiber tie
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Cone Bay
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 3.9 x 0.4 cm (6 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D3992; 144
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1918)
Vendor
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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