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Object Number
38-17-70/886
Display Title
Shell and seed necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, cowries with clusters of yellow snail shells, red and black seeds
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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France
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French Polynesia
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Leeward Islands
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Bora Bora
Additional Geographic Terms
Society Islands
Materials
Shell, Seed, Cotton thread
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm (11 5/8 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
38-17-70/886
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