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Object Number
973-11-70/5289
Display Title
"guri "shell necklace, 3 yds
Descriptions
Object Description
"guri" shell necklace, 3 yds. l, frame constructed of heavy braid of natural fiver. Shell secured with 2 ply natural fiber cord, in button-hole twist fashion. No means of fastening apparent.
Inventory Description
Necklace, large strand of braided bark fiber, sewn cowrie shells on one side
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papua New Guinea, Southern Highland?
Materials
Bark, Plant fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 21.3 x 6.4 cm (8 11/16 x 8 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5289
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