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Object Number
83-3-70/28413
Display Title
Shell of placuna
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, shell, large, flat
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 10.3 x 0.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
28.413
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