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ornament

human history
  • Common Name
    Adornment
  • Description

    pearl shell ornament. circular. serrated edge. pierced with two holes, plaited (bark?) through one of them. NOT illustrated in 'Polynesian Artifacts'; broken cord

  • Place
    [Tonga]/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1950.128
  • Accession Date
    04 Jul 1950
  • Other Id

    31922 (ethnology)

    51813 (ethnology)

    1985.154 (accession number)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • ornament, 1950.128, 31922, 51813, 1985.154, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1950.128, 31922, 51813, 1985.154, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1950.128, 31922, 51813, 1985.154, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1950.128, 31922, 51813, 1985.154, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament; 31922; a
  • ornament; 31922; b

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