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Object Number
13-24-60/84983
Display Title
Conch shell ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendant, large conch shell, top half cut in half, partially filled with resin
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sema?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Assam
Materials
Shell, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 9.1 x 7.9 cm (5 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
84983
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-24-60/84984 | Conch shell ornament |
Pendant
|
Assam
| |
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for Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu
| 969-1-20/23616.2 | Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu |
Shell
|
Chichen Itza?
| |
| 40-12-70/1723 | Conch shell trumpet |
Unclassified
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55314 | Conch shell trumpet |
Musical
|
Fiji
| |
| 34-119-10/100561.1.163 | Head ornament made from columelia of the conch shell |
Sanders site
| ||
| 24-9-10/94300 | Conch shell cut and worked roughly in shape of beads |
Utilized Shell
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 54-33-60/10323 | Conch shell used in worship |
Ornament
|
Assam
| |
| 11-39-20/C5751 | Conch shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Placeres del Oro
| |
| 24-9-10/94304.1 | Shell, univalve, conch |
Faunal Remain
|
Campbell Wampum Factory
| |
| 16-48-20/C7434 | Shell instrument (conch) |
Woodwind
|
Panama
| |
| 12-57-20/C6860 | Shell, worked conch, perforated |
Utilized Shell
|
Nicaragua
| |
| 33-43-30/150 | Conch shell "hoe" |
Tools
|
Barbados
|