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Object Number 50-58-70/3221
Display Title Wild boar's tusks
Descriptions
Object Description Wild boar's tusks
Inventory Description Ornament, one tusk, curved
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Milne Bay; Gamadodo
Materials Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 8.3 x 1.6 cm (4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 50-58-70/3221

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