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1884.73.8

Pendant of Meleagrina shell, partly ground down, with plaited red ?hair cord knotted through suspension hole. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]


1884.73.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pendant of Meleagrina shell, partly ground down, with plaited red ?hair cord knotted through suspension hole. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1878
Date collected
?Prior to 1878
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Hair, Process Ground, Process Perforated, Process Plaited, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length: max 350 mm, Length: max 137 mm pendant, Width: max 140 mm pendant
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.73.8 PR Cat other PR nos: 3332 PR Cat other PR nos: 3331?

Search terms: Ornament, Pendant