Neck ornament, consisting of 10 strings of beads of glass, shell and cornelian, with 4 bone spacers. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/6/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament, consisting of 10 strings of beads of glass, shell and cornelian, with 4 bone spacers. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/6/2005]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Bead, Material Conch Shell, Material Animal Bone, Material Cornelian Stone, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 111 mm bone spacers, Length: max 61 mm conch shell beads
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.702

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