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1938.36.846

Large white cowrie shell. [El.B 18/08/2011]

1938.36.846

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large white cowrie shell. [El.B 18/08/2011]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.846 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 793

Search terms: Animalia, Currency, Shell

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