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Object Number 99-15-70/53883
Display Title Shell for first scraping (le asi)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell, ridged buff, brown exterior residue
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm (2 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53883
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1898-1899)

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