Neck ornament strung with small nassa shells; pieces of larger white shells; black & brown coix seeds & 1 small animal tooth. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/12/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament strung with small nassa shells; pieces of larger white shells; black & brown coix seeds & 1 small animal tooth. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 7/12/2005]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province [Gira River Valley]
Person: Field collector Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu; PRM source Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1904
Date collected: Before 1904
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes: Material Shell, Material Plant Seed, Material Animal Tooth, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 570 mm doubled
Object numbers: Accession number: 1904.60.186

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