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Object Number 973-11-70/5291
Display Title Guri shell bracelet (necklace?), thick 2-ply fiber frame; each shell individuall
Descriptions
Object Description Guri shell bracelet (necklace?), thick 2-ply fiber frame; each shell individually secured. Further protection provided by lashing run through entire necklace, over which loops of fiber have been placed.
Inventory Description Necklace, twisted plant fiber, wrapped with fiber, hanging sewn cowrie shells
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Papua New Guinea, Southern Highland?
Dimensions Overall: 40.6 x 7 x 2.3 cm (16 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5291

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