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Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0004   CAS 1998-0002-0004; Necklace
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