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1966.1.588.5

Cowrie shell with top removed. Stored in the original box with 1966.1.588 .1 - .11 [ASh [OPS move] 30/11/2016]


1966.1.588.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cowrie shell with top removed. Stored in the original box with 1966.1.588 .1 - .11 [ASh [OPS move] 30/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Charles Packard
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.588.5

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