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Object Number 48-51-70/2939
Display Title Tortoise shell bracelets worn by women and having value
Descriptions
Object Description Tortoise shell bracelets worn by women and having value
Inventory Description Bracelets, carved tortoise shell rings, wide, flat, some broken
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 9.2 x 0.3 cm (4 x 3 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object 48-51-70/2939
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Yap Expedition

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