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Painted shell

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item details

NamePainted shell

ProductionUnknown; artist; Hawaii

Materialsshell (animal material)

DimensionsOverall: 145mm (width), 90mm (height)

Registration NumberFE008659

Credit lineGift of Erskine College, 1986

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Category

Made of: shell (animal material)
Refers to: Tourism
travel
shopping
collecting
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Hawaiian

Place

Made in: Hawaii (United States)
Influenced by: Hawaii (United States)

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Erskine College