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Object Number
45-54-70/2275
Display Title
Small celt-like object of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, triangular, white, worked, tapered at one end
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Northern Mariana Islands
/
Tinian Island
Materials
Shell, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 2.6 x 0.9 cm (1 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-54-70/2275; 13
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|
Image Not Available
for Shell fragments
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