Totorere (Ostrich Foot)

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Twenty three white and tan-coloured ostrich foot shells (Struthiolaria populosa) which are an elliptical whorl in shape with a flat section where the opening is located and knobs along the ridges of the swirls.

Measurements

Largest: 82mm (height), 40mm (width), 37mm (depth)
Smallest: 58mm (height), 33mm (width), 30mm (depth)

Accession number

0617/06

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Struthiolaria populosa Struthiolaria Gastropoda Mollusca Animalia Linnean System

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