| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0042 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Unidentified seeds (2 kinds); Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Monofilament; Cordage | |
| Description | Single strand necklace made from small gray seeds and larger black ones, strung on thin black monofilament; Gray seeds are strung in three short strands, separated by two of the larger black seeds; Near the top of the necklace, the three strands are reduced to two and then to one; A large pendant made entirely of cowrie shells, whose dorsal sides have been removed and then sewn into a flower-like figure with commercial cordage, is attached tied to bottom of necklace. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Length = ca. 38.5 |