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Object Number
99-12-70/53625
Display Title
Shell frontlet and univalve shell joined by string of shell and coconut beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, perforated shell attached by beaded string to shell and coconut disc
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon Islands?
Additional Geographic Terms
Micronesia?
Melanesia?
Materials
Shell, Coconut, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 94.3 x 8.8 x 3.8 cm (37 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53625
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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