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Maker Melanesian

Object number81.17.1444

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions7 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (19.69 x 3.18 cm) L.: 14 in.

MediumTridacna shell

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Shell Bracelet

Object number: 57.21

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Axe

Melanesian

Object number: 81.17.1450

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Axe

Melanesian

Object number: 81.17.1451

Vishnu Conch

Indian

17th century

Object number: 57.122

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Eye socket

Sumerian

4th millennium B.C.

Object number: 41.145

Conch

Ancient American

Object number: 56.282

Adze

Object number: 74.12

Funerary ash-urn

Chinese

581-618

Object number: 33.1087

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Yucatan slate ware bowl, carved

Ancient American

593-889

Object number: 63.19

Pillow

Chinese

ca. 530

Object number: 58.39

Jar

Cycladic

ca. 3000 B.C.

Object number: 63.71

Image Not Available

Mold for mirror

Chinese

20-220

Object number: 53.67

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