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Object Number
46-78-70/2350
Display Title
Crescent shaped gorget cut from pearl oyster shell with incised designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Crescent shaped gorget cut from pearl oyster shell with incised designs
Inventory Description
Pendant, crescent shell, iridescent, punctate and linear, braided wool
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
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Queensland
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Torres Strait Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Murray Island
Materials
Shell, Wool, Hair?
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46.78.70/2350
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(06/01/1899)
Dealer
William J. Shepherd
(06/01/1899)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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