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Object Number 00-8-70/55660
Display Title Shell pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, carved shell, perforated one end, tapered at base
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands / Marakei Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 3.4 x 1.1 cm (3 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55660

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