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Chief's badge--large shell disc perforated in center, rope through hole
Chief's badge--large shell disc perforated in center, rope through hole
Object Number 41-22-70/1990
Display Title Chief's badge--large shell disc perforated in center, rope through hole
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, white shell disk, perforated center, knotted fiber cord, chipped edge
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Ndende Island
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 11.3 x 1 cm (11 x 4 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-22-70/1990
Provenance
Collector Helen Shoemaker (1937 - 1941)
Intermediary Mr. Donald C. Scott

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