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Cowrie shells

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCowrie shells
DimensionsOverall: 1.2 x 1.6 cm (1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number27.1606
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Debris S of grave G 7100 SW I (G 7100 SW 1). 1927: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Bag
18th–19th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Woman's tunic
mid-20th century
Woman's jacket
mid-20th century
Headdress
late 19th century
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Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th–mid 20th century
Headdress
early to mid 20th century
20th–mid 20th century