A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones

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A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones. / Brichet, Nathalia Sofie.

I: Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, Bind 29, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 80-100.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Brichet, NS 2020, 'A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones', Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, bind 29, nr. 1, s. 80-100. https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2020.290106

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Brichet, N. S. (2020). A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 29(1), 80-100. https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2020.290106

Vancouver

Brichet NS. A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 2020;29(1):80-100. https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2020.290106

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Brichet, Nathalia Sofie. / A Piece of Greenland? Making Marketable and Artisan Gemstones. I: Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 2020 ; Bind 29, Nr. 1. s. 80-100.

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