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Object Number
40-12-70/1565
Display Title
Ornamental giant cowrie - worn on head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, large shell, perforated side
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 4.9 x 4 cm (3 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1565
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