Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0043A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Glass beads; Wood; Native cordage | |
| Description | Pair of earrings consisting of an elongated bar cut from a piece of turtle shell with a central circle flanked by openwork triangles on either side; Fastened along the bottom edge of the shell bar is a single strand of light green glass beads, possibly strung on a wooden skewer and tied to the shell bar in three places with native cordage; “A” has 16 beads and “B” has 17 beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 8.8 | |