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2004.216.2

Mussel shell valve used as a scraper [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/4/2005]

2004.216.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mussel shell valve used as a scraper [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
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 Found unentered: 2005
Materials and processes
Material Mussel Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2004.216.2

Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Food Accessory, Scraper