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Object Number 00-8-70/55446
Display Title Fragment of shell from which beads are made
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell, fragment, orange, pink, white
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 2.6 x 1 cm (1 1/4 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55446
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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