- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- ?Neck ornament of ostrich eggshell beads threaded on plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 21/2/2006]
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1884
- Date collected
- ?Prior to 1884
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884, uncertain Found unentered: 2004, uncertain Found unentered: 2006, uncertain
- Materials and processes
- Material Ostrich Eggshell Bird, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Ground
- Dimensions
- Length: max 450 mm doubled
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.140.875
Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Neck Ornament
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