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1938.36.1688

Ornament; oval Melo shell with turtleshell filigree attached to the concave side with plant fibre & held in place by 2 Nassa shells & a green glass bead. Long wooden pin attached to convex side. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]

1938.36.1688

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornament; oval Melo shell with turtleshell filigree attached to the concave side with plant fibre & held in place by 2 Nassa shells & a green glass bead. Long wooden pin attached to convex side. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 28/11/2005]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Glass, Material Bead, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Filigree, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 40 mm, Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1688 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1634

Search terms: Ornament, Hair Ornament

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