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Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0040   CAS 2014-0001-0040; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1994
Collection Name N/A
Materials Unidentified seeds; Monofilament; Unidentified mammal (?) teeth
Description Single strand necklace made of small brown and gray seeds that are strung together on monofilament in the form of a sprocket chain; Two elongated animal teeth are attached to the necklace as pendants.
Dimensions (cm) Length = ca. 33.5