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Object Number
36-105-70/409
Display Title
Breast ornament of shell, tortoise shell, tambu, and trade bead
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, oval shell with tortoise shell overlay, biomorphic designs, bead tasse
Classification
- Ornament
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
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell, Glass, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 5.8 x 1.6 cm (4 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/409
Provenance
Collector
Pierre Ledoux
(1936)
Donor
Pierre Ledoux
(1936)
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