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Object Number
27-56-70/D2734
Display Title
Crab? Claw necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Crab claw ornament, cut claws with missing pincers strung on fiber cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Materials
Crab claw, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 20.5 x 4 cm (25 3/16 x 8 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2734
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ornament
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 975-5-10/52719 | Shaman's bundle? Cedar bark cord is used to bind rags, crab & bird claws, down |
Necklace
|
Alaska
| |
| 35-31-50/1254L | 2 crab claws |
Faunal
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3051 | Divining object, crab's "shear" |
Claw
|
Cameroon
| |
| 27-56-70/D2733 | Crab? Claw necklace |
Necklace
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 10-58-30/82873 | (crab shell?) and bead necklaces |
Raw Material
Necklace |
British Guiana
Guyana | |
| 11-43-30/82950 | Crab shell necklace |
Necklace
Raw Material |
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 99-12-50/53730 | Cast brass or bronze crab's claws |
Casting
|
Ghana
| |
| 27-56-70/D2741 | Lime Gourds |
Container
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 2003.1.2427 | Crustacean body, buff lined carapass, 4 legs, 2 claws, tail folded under, eyes |
Shell
| ||
| 969-26-30/8649.1 | Necklace of claws and red beads. claws are from a middle-sized cat, either puma |
Necklace
|
South America
| |
| 13-16-30/84595 | Baby's rattle |
Percussion
|
British Guiana
Guyana |