- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Brass neck ornament, imitating a conch shell pendant in form, but forked at the end. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 21/09/2010]
- Long description
- Brass neck ornament, imitating a conch shell pendant in form, but forked at the end. The top edge has two holes and is decorated with a zigzag band. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 21/09/2010]
- Cultural groups
- Konyak Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1924
- Date collected
- By 1924
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 06/1924 Donated: 1928
- Materials and processes
- Material Brass Metal, Process Cast, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated, Process Skeuomorph
- Dimensions
- Length: max 450 mm, Width: max 64 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.85.145
Search terms: Ornament, Status, Breast Ornament
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