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Object Number 96-24-70/49161
Display Title Boar's tusk or shell
Descriptions
Object Description Boar's tusk or shell
Inventory Description Ornament, tusks, curved, perforated
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 2 x 1.2 cm (4 3/4 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 49161

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Ornament
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Bone
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Utilized bone
Raw Material
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Necklace
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Pendant
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Point
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Utilized bone
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Bracelet
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Faunal
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