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1940.12.326

String of white shell beads, neck ornament and possibly also currency. [El.B 26/08/2011]

1940.12.326

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Collection type
Object
Description
String of white shell beads, neck ornament and possibly also currency. [El.B 26/08/2011]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 385 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.326

Search terms: Ornament, Currency, Neck Ornament

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