Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0038 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large Conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approx. one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; According to original accession entry, this type of armlet was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.4, Length = 11.8 | |