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Marquesan. Snail Shell, before 1938. Snail shell, 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1 cm). A. Augustus Healy Fund, 42.211.49. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Snail Shell

before 1938

Marquesan

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Marquesan
Classification: Ornament
Formatted Medium: Snail shell
Medium: snail, shell
Locations: Place made: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Dimensions: 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Pacific Islands
Accession Number: 42.211.49
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Creative Commons-BY

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