Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0013-0003 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Pendant | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Gold-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); Beads | |
| Description | Pectoral pendant made from a gold lip pearl oyster shell whose outer edges have been partially cut away, leaving a cross-shaped extension on one edge; Single small hole has been drilled through shell near its original hinged area, to which is tied a single strand of multi-colored beads (red, dark blue, black, yellow, light green, orange, and white) which are strung on monofilament in segments of two colors each. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.0, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 16.0 | |