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Catalog Number CAS 2017-0002-0019   CAS 2017-0002-0019; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.) ?; Coconut shell; Coconut husk fiber
Description Very long, single strand necklace comprised mostly of small, irregularly shaped, orange shell disc beads separated by small coconut shell disc beads; Tabular, roughly triangular orange shell pendant beads of graduated sizes are spaced at regular intervals, with largest pendant at distal end; Strung on 2-ply coconut cordage; Ends of cordage are knotted together to form continuous strand, with white and very dark blue spherical glass beads, red shell disk beads, and rectangular orange shell bead strung at the knot.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 8.0, Thickness = ca. 3.0, Length = ca. 76.5