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Object Number
99-15-70/53881
Display Title
Shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell, beige ridged exterior, purple and white interior, reddish orange pigment
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 7.2 x 3.1 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53881
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1898-1899)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-15-70/53880 | Shell |
Shell
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| |
|
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for Shell fragments, white flakes, vegetable fiber or bark fragments
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Shell
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