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Object Number
67-9-70/168
Display Title
Ornament made of shell, worn upon neck
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Paloola
Inventory Description
Pendant, carved white shell, hook with straight upper element, perf at middle
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 1.9 x 3.7 cm (2 1/4 x 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
168/ 168/ B.A.
Provenance
Donor
Boston Athenaeum
(1867)
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