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Object Number
07-45-70/72741
Display Title
Tortoise shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Tortoise shell pieces strung together
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Meosboendi Wiak, Biak, Island; Schouten group; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 15 x 13 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
72741
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