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Object Number 48-51-70/2958
Display Title Piece of shell valuable - 4 pieces of shell suspended from cord (jar +
Descriptions
Object Description Piece of shell valuable - 4 pieces of shell suspended from cord (jar +
Inventory Description Currency, four pieces of shell suspended from fiber cordage
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 6 x 1.6 cm (5 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2958

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