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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0032-0008   CAS 0032-0008; Tortoise shell fragment
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Tortoise shell fragment
Culture Melanesian: New Britain
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. New Britain
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Matupi
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 16.3, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 25.1