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Clam shell nose plug - straight, pointed ends
Clam shell nose plug - straight, pointed ends
Object Number 40-12-70/1564
Display Title Clam shell nose plug - straight, pointed ends
Descriptions
Inventory Description Nose plug, carved shell peg, tapered ends
Classification
  • Nose ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (3 1/4 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1564

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