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Strings of seeds -Job's tears - and shells
Strings of seeds -Job's tears - and shells
Object Number 48-56-70/3183
Display Title Strings of seeds -Job's tears - and shells
Descriptions
Object Description Strings of seeds -Job's tears - and shells
Inventory Description Necklace, grey seeds with clusters of yellow conical shells, broken
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Materials Shell, Seed, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (31 1/2 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 48-56-70/3183
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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