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Object Number
48-56-70/3191
Display Title
Necklace of shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, white cowrie and conical brown spiral shells, strung on cotton
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Materials
Cowrie, Shell, Cotton thread
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 3.3 x 2 cm (25 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-56-70/3191
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Harry Clark
(1917 - 1948)
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