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Object Number
2003.22.2
Display Title
Fiber pectoral
Descriptions
Object Description
Fiber pectoral with pig's canines and cowry shells
Inventory Description
Jewelry, Fiber pectoral with pig's canines and cowry shells
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik Valley; New Guinea, North
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell, Boar bone
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 15.5 x 4.7 cm (16 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.22.2
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Solange Petit-Skinner
Provenance
Collector
Solange Petit Skinner
(1968 - 6/23/03)
Donor
Solange Petit Skinner
(1968 - 6/23/03)
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