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Artifact Number:
 06136

Object:
Ornament
PENDANT

Material:
 SHELL

Dimensions:
 8 x 4 x 2 cm

Origin:
  Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, Polynesia

Comments:
 Tooth-shaped shell ornament, hole drilled on one end, porous. Worn by a chief as a sign of rank; kapu to commoners. Given by William McGrath thru A. Seale.



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