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Object Number
40-12-70/1563
Display Title
Shell and metal earring - 2 small shells attached to metal ring
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Earring, closed shell ring with open tortoise shell ring, two shell beads attach
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (1 1/4 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1563
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