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Object Number
10-38-70/76390
Display Title
Carved ivory ear plug with conical shell backing
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Earring, intricately carved ivory, incised designs, perforated. Removable white shell fitted on end.
Classification
- Ear plug
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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France
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French Polynesia
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Marquesas Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Marquesas Islands
Materials
Whale tooth , Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.7 × 2 × 1.5 cm (1 7/8 × 13/16 × 9/16 in.) with backing
Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) without backing
Quantity
2
Label on object
76390
Credit Line
Gift of George L. Osgood Jr, 1910
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