| Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0017 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Necklace |
| Culture |
Micronesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Yap |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Western Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1945 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae) and gastropod; Nylon string |
| Description |
Shell necklace comprised of small, brown and white gastropod shells strung together; Thirteen clusters of six cowrie shells creating a floral designs are evenly spread around the necklace. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 8.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = ca. 49.0 |