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1884.77.24

Serrated semicircular pendant of tridacna shell.

1884.77.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Serrated semicircular pendant of tridacna shell.
Long description
Serrated semicircular pendant of tridacna shell. A neck-cord of red-dyed plaited plant fibre is bound to the pendant through its suspension hole. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
New Georgia
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
Prior to 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Tridacna Clam Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Plaited, Process Dyed, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 270 mm, Length: max 60 mm pendant, Width: max 87 mm pendant
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.77.24

Search terms: Ornament, Cordage, Pendant, Neck Ornament

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