Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0039 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Bracelet or armband made from a large Conus shell from which both the proximal and distal ends have been completely removed, leaving only a single shell band including the section where the shell’s interior coils originally joined; All cut edges have been ground smooth; Pair of small holes has been unifacially drilled at one end of the shell. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Max Diam = 8.3 | |