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Object Number 00-8-70/55383
Display Title Shell necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, plant fiber string with small perforated white shells, broken
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Dimensions Overall: 26.3 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm (10 3/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 8
Provenance
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)
Donor Donated by Mrs. F. E. Lawes

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