Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0004 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tahiti (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Snail shells; Pandanus (?) fiber; Thread | |
| Description | Choker necklace consisting of 13 green land snail shells of graduated size, sewn with white thread onto a braided pandanus (?) fiber cord; Small white shell serves as clasp on one end of cord when it is passed through loop on opposite end of cord. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.4, Max Diam = 13.0, Length = ca. 35.5 | |