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Object Number 09-33-70/75410
Display Title Shell spoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spoon, oval shell scoop, tapered one end, mended with tape
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Wuvulu Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 9.1 x 7.6 cm (7 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75410

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