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Object Number
32-68-70/D3994
Display Title
Pearl shell blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, shell, flat, oval
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Mount Reid; Mitchell Plateau
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm (2 15/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D3994; 742
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1906)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D3993 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3990 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3991 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Port Hedland
| |
| 32-68-70/D3992 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
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Ornament
|
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| 55-1-70/3700 | Single ear ornament of mother-of-pearl for men (tatanyon); lunate- + |
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| 55-1-70/3703 | Single ear ornament of mother-of-pearl for men (tatanyon); lunate- + |
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