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Clam shell breast ornament
Clam shell breast ornament
Object Number 40-12-70/1925
Display Title Clam shell breast ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, shell disc, perforated in center, linear design of punctate marks
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Additional Geographic Terms Buka Passage
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm (2 9/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1925

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