| Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0045 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Necklace |
| Culture |
Melanesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1994 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Cotton string or native cordage; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Boar tusks |
| Description |
Single strand necklace consisting of a cotton string or native cordage chain woven in a macramé technique and decorated with a single row of white cowrie shells along its entire length; At the bottom of the necklace, the ends of the woven necklace are joined and included in a wider band that is looped around a pair of boar tusks; Four larger cowrie shells are attached in a cross pattern to the woven band securing the tusks. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 10.2, Length = ca. 47.0 |