5/4/2019
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Introduction to the AAT
revised May 2019 For educational purposes
If a potential Associative Relationship is referenced in the note, link the concepts
tortoise shell
(<keratinous material>, animal material, ... Materials)
Note:
Material made from the thinly slic
ed horny plates covering the shells
of some turtles and tortoises. It was popular in the 19th-century for inlays, jewelry, hair combs, and other ornaments, but its use is banned today.
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