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Object Number 00-8-70/55649
Display Title Shell necklaces
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, braided plant fiber band with white shells attached on exterior
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati
Dimensions Overall: 69.5 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm (27 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55649

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