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1940.12.356

Earring of turtle shell fringed with small white shells. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/11/2010]

1940.12.356

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Collection type
Object
Description
Earring of turtle shell fringed with small white shells. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/11/2010]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Hood Peninsula
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Shell, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.356

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