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Arm ornaments
Object Number 33-32-70/59
Display Title Arm ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Arm ornaments
Inventory Description Bracelet, multiple strands of shells, coiled, forming armband
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 14 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 25280c
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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