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Object Number 48-56-70/3164
Display Title Fragments of moa egg shell
Descriptions
Object Description Fragments of moa egg shell
Inventory Description Eggshell fragments, buff and brown, porous exterior
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Eggshell
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm (15/16 x 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 14
Label on object 48-56-70/3164
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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