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Object Number 67-9-60/137
Display Title Gorget made of hog's tusks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, perforated pig tusks threaded with twisted plant fiber string
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 8.4 x 3 cm (7 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 137

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