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Object Number 99-29-70/56075
Display Title Shell pendants
Descriptions
Object Description Shell pendants
Inventory Description Pendants, pearl iridescent shell, 1 oval, 1 semilunar with resinous cord, perfor
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Shell, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56075
Provenance
Collector Dr. W. V. Nance
Owner Mrs. W. V. Nance

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