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Catalog Number

CAS 2014-0001-0069   CAS 2014-0001-0069; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 2000
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell; Bark; Beads
Description Men’s necklace with choker fastening attached to long rectangular pendant of bark cloth backing covered with small shell sections: Cowrie shells adorn front portion of choker.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 41.6, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 40.6