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Ornament, plant fiber band with rows of small shells, two large shells attached
Ornament, plant fiber band with rows of small shells, two large shells attached
Object Number 18-20-70/D1148
Display Title Ornament, plant fiber band with rows of small shells, two large shells attached
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, plant fiber band with rows of small shells, two large shells attached
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / New Britain
Materials Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 63.5 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm (25 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1148; (137432)
Provenance
Owner Field Museum of Natural History (1918)
Collector A. B. Lewis
Collector Joseph Field Expedition

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