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Object Number
07-45-70/72735
Display Title
Shell head bands
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell head bands
Inventory Description
Ornaments, 2 reed bands strung with cowrie shell and red cotton fabric, tassles
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Pom. Jappen, Jabi, I.; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Reed, Cowrie, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 6.4 x 4 cm (10 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
72735
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