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Object Number 39-17-70/1338
Display Title Tortoise shell bracelet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bracelet, tortoise shell, open ring, overlapping ends
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 9.1 x 0.8 cm (3 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1338

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