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Catalog Number CAS 1998-0002-0005   CAS 1998-0002-0005; 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 Shells; Cotton string
Description Single strand necklace of small cone-shaped shells (white with black and red speckles) on cotton string.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 32.0