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Object Number 46-78-70/2367
Display Title Breast ornament composed of 4 boar tusks held together by cord
Descriptions
Object Description Breast ornament composed of 4 boar tusks held together by cord
Inventory Description Ornament, four tusks, bound together with twisted fiber cordage
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 11.8 x 2.8 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2367
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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