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1904.60.180

Necklet of ground-down perforated white shells on a braid of plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/2/2006]

1904.60.180

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklet of ground-down perforated white shells on a braid of plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province [Gira River Valley]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1904
Date collected
Before 1904
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Braided
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.60.180

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament