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1911.54.51

Four strings of red shell beads joined together at both ends. [El.B 30/08/2011]


1911.54.51

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Collection type
Object
Description
Four strings of red shell beads joined together at both ends. [El.B 30/08/2011]
Long description
Four strings of red shell beads joined together at both ends. The red beads are interspersed with black and white beads. At each end the strings have sections of white beads. Attached to one end are two strings of white shell beads, one with a tassel of a banana seed and a strip of red textile (missing in the other one). [El.B 30/08/2011]
Geographical reference
San Cristobal
Person
Field collector Frederick Henry Drew
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Frederick Henry Drew
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Banana Seed Plant, Material Textile, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 1720 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.54.51

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