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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
Materials
Tooth, Plant fiber
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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