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Object Number
48-51-70/2942
Display Title
One of a pair of ear clips made of trade beads and tortoise shell +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Earring, clip with bent tortoise shell with red glass beads attached on ends
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Federated States of Micronesia
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Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Caroline Islands
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Glass, Wood, Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-51-70/2942
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