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shell, modified

human history
  • Te reo Name
    Totorere
  • Common Name
    Ostrich foot
  • Description

    shell, modified. Intended as fish hook blanks. Two partial shell apertures, chipped and partly ground to remove the bulk of the shell body.

  • Accession Number
    2021.6.4
  • Accession Date
    28 Jan 2021
  • Department

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