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Object Number
72-20-70/6866
Display Title
Necklace made of shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, woven plant fiber band covered with white shells sewn on one side
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
/
Gilbert Islands
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28.3 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm (11 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
6866
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