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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?
Materials
Plant fiber, Shell
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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