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Object Number
46-78-70/2365
Display Title
Ornament composed of 4 boar tusks
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornament composed of 4 boar tusks
Inventory Description
Ornament, four tusks, perforated, tied together with braided plant fiber, curved
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Tooth, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.4 x 9.9 x 3.2 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2365
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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