Ornament Fragment (uncertain)
2013-18-65
From: Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Polle
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-18-65 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Polle |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Mollusk Shell |
| Description | Broad curved fragment of shell, segment of a ring. Quite thick, with flat sides and triangular cross-section. One side smooth, the other with a worn area including parallel striations. Tape label reading “Polle.” Surface archaeological find. One of a collection of shell ornaments and fragments, mostly segments of rings, found together in an approximately 10 by 2 foot area of storm eroded beach on Polle Island. |
| Length | 12.5 cm |
| Width | 2.5 cm |
| Thickness | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
| Other Number | 386 - Collector Number |
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