Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0032-0044 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ring | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Shell; Cotton string | |
| Description | Finger ring whose shank is made from a circular piece of turtle shell; Nine flat disk shell beads are attached in an overlapping row along half of the ring and secured with cotton string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.0, Max Diam = 3.0 | |