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Object Number 00-8-70/55477
Display Title Tortoise shell for making mat needles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gauge?, tortoise shell, flat, rectangular, incised
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands / Ratak Chain / Likiep Atoll
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm (5 3/8 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55477
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (01/19/1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (01/19/1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (01/19/1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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Needle
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Mat needles
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Needle
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Needle
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