Ear pendant comprising six ornamentally carved plates of turtle-shell connected by a string of trade beads and decorated with cowrie shells. [JMC 28/6/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ear pendant comprising six ornamentally carved plates of turtle-shell connected by a string of trade beads and decorated with cowrie shells. [JMC 28/6/2019]
Long description: Ear pendant comprising six ornamentally carved plates of turtle-shell connected by a string of trade beads and decorated with cowrie shells. Each plate is carved into a pointed lenticular shape, with a large loop at the top and a small circular perforation in the middle. A string of white, red and one blue bead is threaded through the perforations. Five of the plates have a cowrie shell attached to the loop. There is a piece of plant fibre tying four of the plates together. [JMC 28/6/2019]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Cultural groups: Orokolo (Western Elema)
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 Found unentered: 28/06/2019
Materials and processes: Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Bead, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Depth: max 27 mm, Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2019.15.1