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Object Number 36-105-70/405
Display Title Necklace of flying fox teeth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, twisted/wrapped plant fiber strand, sewn shells and teeth, loop clasp
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 10.7 x 1.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/405

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