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Object Number
27-56-70/D2732
Display Title
Shell Necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, twisted plant fiber strand with perforated gray and white shells
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 67.2 x 2.4 x 3 cm (26 7/16 x 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2732
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 46-78-70/2423 | Necklace of small white and brown beads of shell strung on grass |
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| 00-8-70/55383 | Shell necklace |
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Niue
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| 989-26-30/11605 | Portion of a strand of a shell chest plate/ necklace (eruricadi) |
Necklace
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Santa Beatriz
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| 36-105-70/405 | Necklace of flying fox teeth |
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New Guinea
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| 55-1-70/3686 | Shell bead necklace (xaulus), worn by women during the naming + |
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Take-tonpo Village
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| 00-8-70/55555 | Shell necklace |
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Marshall Islands
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| 00-8-70/55557 | Shell necklace |
Necklace
|
Marshall Islands
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| 00-8-70/55662 | Necklace of shell pendants |
Necklace
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Marakei Island
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| 72-20-70/6866 | Necklace made of shells |
Necklace
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Gilbert Islands
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| 00-8-70/55685 | Necklace of shells |
Necklace
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Kiribati
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