- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Nautilus shell, perforated to be worn as ornament. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]
- Cultural groups
- Konyak Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1920
- Date collected
- August 1920
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 11/1920 Donated: 1928
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 120 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1928.69.80
Search terms: Ornament, Animalia, Trade, Breast Ornament
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