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Object Number
36-105-70/445
Display Title
Box of tambu (nasa shells) - unworked
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Faunal remain, shells, small, brown and white
Classification
- Faunal
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
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm (7/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
149
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