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Object Number
85-7-70/37638
Display Title
Shells
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Leho
Inventory Description
Cowries, yellow dome, buff at mouth, residue at interior
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37638
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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