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1884.77.37

Large crescent ornament of pearl shell with two perforations and a smaller conus shell disc, tied together by string [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/9/2005]

1884.77.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large crescent ornament of pearl shell with two perforations and a smaller conus shell disc, tied together by string [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/9/2005]
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1881
Date collected
?Prior to 1881
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Pearl Shell, Material Conus Shell, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Strung, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 80 mm, Width: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.77.37 PR no.: 471/ 12191

Search terms: Ornament

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