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Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0044   CAS 2014-0001-0044; 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 Seeds (2 kinds); Monofilament; Stone; Plastic beads
Description Single strand necklace made of small brown seeds and small gray seeds strung on monofilament and separated into segments by color; At each end the strand, the monofilament is threaded through a small hole in a flat stone pendant, knotted and secured with a single white plastic bead; One side of the pendant is engraved and painted with image of an adult and a youthful mythological figure dancing, each with a maroon-colored body and a gray mask; Opposite side of pendant is engraved and painted with an image of a large bird with outstretched wings and long plumage, holding a hand drum in its feet.
Dimensions (cm) Length = 41.0