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1903.55.122

Shell tool used for cicatrization

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1903.55.122

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Collection type: Object
Description: Shell tool used for cicatrization
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province [Gira River Valley]
Person: Field collector Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu; PRM source Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: Before 1903
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes: Material Shell, Material Mussel Shell
Object numbers: Accession number: 1903.55.122

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