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Pair of arm bands of cone shell
Object Number 18-25-70/D947.2
Display Title Pair of arm bands of cone shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Circular overlapping band of white shell, brown flecks at end of shell near overlap, ornament attached to end of shell with twisted fiber cordage threaded through perforations, ornament composed of brown seeds, pink and white shell disks, red glass beads, plant fiber
Classification
  • Armlet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Massim
Materials Spondylus , Plant fiber cordage , Glass beads , Seed pod , Conus shell
Dimensions Overall: 12 × 9.5 × 4.1 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-947.2

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