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Small celt-like object of shell
Small celt-like object of shell
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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