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Object Number 76-20-10/10087
Display Title Shell breastpin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, shell pendant, perforated/etched, fiber cord and tassels, shells/beads
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mohave
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 100 x 9.1 x 2.2 cm (39 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76-20-10/10087 & 10087 & 704
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (March 1876 - 1876)
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (March 1876 - 1876)

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