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Object Number 00-8-70/55474
Display Title Shell bead necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, spondylus discoidal beads, strung on fiber cord
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands / Ratak Chain / Likiep Atoll
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 21 × 8.5 × 2 cm (8 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 70/55474
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (01/20/1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (01/20/1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (01/20/1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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