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Catalog Number CAS 2017-0005-0012   CAS 2017-0005-0012; Necklace
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Necklace
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tooth: boar; Commercial string
Description Necklace consisting of a single boar’s tooth pendant with a hole drilled through the proximal end, suspended on thick brown commercial string.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 9.2