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97-120-560A

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 97-120-560A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Whale Teeth
Description

Sperm Whale teeth, split, ground down and polished. 62 teeth. native name -- ulalei. Originally 62 teeth, now 31 present and tied together with non-ethnographic string.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-120-560 - Old Museum Number | 14505 - ANSP Number

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