| Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0020-0002 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Necklace |
| Culture |
Polynesian: Samoan |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Samoa |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
American Samoa |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960-1980 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Seeds; Fish vertebrae |
| Description |
Single strand necklace strung on green monofilament, comprising groups of 4 to 6 (depending on size) cowrie shells alternating with pairs of red seeds; Additionally, four pairs of fish vertebrae are evenly interspersed along the length of the necklace. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 6.5, Thickness = 1.6, Length = ca. 54.5 |