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Object Number
32-68-70/D3997
Display Title
Plaine pearl shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, shell disk, flat, oval, perforated at one end, with tie
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Additional Geographic Terms
Ord River
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 16.2 x 12 x 0.5 cm (6 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3997; 549
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1907)
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/D3992 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 32-68-70/D3990 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3995 | Pearl shell on hair-string girdle |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Forrest River Mission
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3989 | Pearl shell cover and leather thong |
Pendant
|
Derby
Western Australia | |
| 32-68-70/D3994 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 32-68-70/D3993 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 32-68-70/D3991 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Port Hedland
| |
| 32-68-70/D4089 | Pearl shell blade |
Ornament
|
Wiluna
| |
| 32-68-70/D3987 | Pearl shell cover and shell string |
Pendant
|
Roebourne
| |
| 32-68-70/D3988 | Pearl shell cover and shell string |
Pendant
|
Wallal
Western Australia | |
| 30-36-50/B4865 | Hinge of mother-of-pearl |
Ornament
|
Liberia
| |
| 55-1-70/3700 | Single ear ornament of mother-of-pearl for men (tatanyon); lunate- + |
Ornament
|
Take-tonpo Village
|