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Clam shell ring
Object Number 40-12-70/1918
Display Title Clam shell ring
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ring, carved shell, closed
Classification
  • Ring
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 4 x 0.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1918

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