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Shell ornament for neck or ear
Shell ornament for neck or ear
Object Number 08-36-70/74336
Display Title Shell ornament for neck or ear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pendant, carved shell, discoidal with rounded edges, perforated with fiber strap
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Eastern Lepanto
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Materials Shell?, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (1 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74336

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