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Ear decoration of tortoiseshell, annual birds' beaks and shells
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In the lower edge of a triangular thin tortoiseshell holder seven holes have been drilled into which pendants of tortoiseshell rings have been attached. Attached to the rings are three fragments of annual birds' beaks, two pairs of fish (one of which has its tail broken off) and two strings of nassas shells and small beads of nut shell. The puncture at the top of the triangle and one of the punctures in the base are broken off.
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Title: Ear decoration of tortoiseshell, annual birds' beaks and shells
Description:
In the lower edge of a triangular thin tortoiseshell holder seven holes have been drilled into which pendants of tortoiseshell rings have been attached.
Attached to the rings are three fragments of annual birds' beaks, two pairs of fish (one of which has its tail broken off) and two strings of nassas shells and small beads of nut shell.
The puncture at the top of the triangle and one of the punctures in the base are broken off.
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