FMNH 106681.nosub[1]

  • 106681 pearl shell ornament
    Photographer: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
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    Description: reference image, exterior
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    Scanner: Cassie Pontone : Field Museum of Natural History
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | 50-24 | Country German New Guinea. (Melanesia). [crossed out] Marshall Islands | Locality Brown Isl. | People Stock | Name Breast ornament of shell, black string & one shark's tooth. | [ILLUSTRATION] | Collection R. Parkinson. (Purchase). | Notes | Width 3 cm | Length 14 cm | Height | Price [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 106681 | 452 | Acc. 1059
  • 106681 pearl shell ornament
    Photographer: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: reference image, interior
  • 106681 pearl shell ornament
    Photographer: John G. Maniatis
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: reference photo, top
Catalog Number: 106681.nosub[1]
Description: ornament
Materials: shell; pearl shell, fiber, animal tooth; fish; shark
Locality: Pacific, Marshall Islands, Ralik Chain, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Accession Number: [1059] R. Parkinson (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1908
Other Numbers: 452
Country: Marshall Islands
Collector/Source: Richard Parkinson, Richard Parkinson
EMu IRN: 1006934
GUID: df37ca51-9692-4e8d-8016-f37dfc8c20d7

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