- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Neck ornament: pendant consisting of 2 strings of shell disc beads, strung together with pieces of wood, and each terminating in a large dark brown seed capsule.
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1899
- Date collected
- By 1899
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1899
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell, Material Plant Seed, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Twisted
- Dimensions
- Length: max 30 mm largest seed capsule
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1899.72.21
Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament, Pendant
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