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Object Number
50-58-70/3219
Display Title
Valve of pearl oyster with scalloped edge to scoop cocoanut meat from +
Descriptions
Object Description
Valve of pearl oyster with scalloped edge to scoop cocoanut meat from +
Inventory Description
Worked shell spoon?, serrated edge, indented spout, semi-oval
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Milne Bay; Waga Waga
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (4 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-58-70/3219
Provenance
Collector
Robert Beals
(1945 - 1950)
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