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Object Number
46-78-70/2429
Display Title
Flat, circular piece of tortoise shell with hole in center
Descriptions
Object Description
Flat, circular piece of tortoise shell with hole in center
Inventory Description
Ornament, large tortoise shell ring, flat, wide, white pigment on one side
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
/
Caroline Islands
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 x 10.4 x 0.3 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2429
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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