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human history
  • Other Name

    paua shell turtle-shaped container (descriptive name)

  • Description

    paua shell lidded container in shape of turtle or tortoise

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Accession Number
    1961.106
  • Other Id

    col.1359 (colonial)

    36350.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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