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1971.15.1632

Cowrie shell; white with brown mottling. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/3/2006]

1971.15.1632

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cowrie shell; white with brown mottling. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/3/2006]
Long description
Cowrie shell; white with brown mottling. The markings on this shell are of blurred orange-brown spots which are densely packed and provide the shell with an overall oranges tinge. Running just below the centre topside of the shell from end to end is a very distinct white line where the mottled spots part. [LKG 08/07/2009]
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1971
Date collected
By 1971
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes
Material Cowrie Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.15.1632
Research and responses

The four shells in this set are numbered 1971.15.1629 - 1632. [MO'B 3/7/2001]

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