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Object Number 00-8-70/55663
Display Title Neck ornament of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, twisted plant fiber string with large circular shell pendant
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands / Marakei Island
Dimensions Overall: 29.1 x 8.8 x 1.3 cm (11 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55563

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