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Object Number
973-11-70/5294A
Display Title
Rosaries, appear to be made of varnished nuts
Descriptions
Object Description
Rosaries, a) appears to be made of varnished nuts, donor describes it as "shell" but object does not conform to description. b. white shell rosary. Beads (shell) found in water. "Women use white type during mourning" c. brown shell rosary.
Inventory Description
Rosary, twisted plant fiber cord with varnished nut beads, wood cross pendant
Classification
- Rosary
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papua New Guinea, Southern Highland?
Materials
Nut, Plant fiber, Wood, Metal, Varnish
Dimensions
Overall: 101 x 7.1 x 1.5 cm (39 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5294A
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-11-70/5294C | Rosaries, appear to be made of varnished nuts |
Rosary
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5294B | Rosaries, appear to be made of varnished nuts |
Rosary
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 89-39-30/54386 | Rosary of wooden beads |
Necklace
Raw Material |
Paraguay
| |
| 35-10-60/16290.1.63 | Hand holding a rosary |
Gansu
Tibet | ||
| 36-79-20/4554 | Shell & bead necklaces, earrings etc. - material not thought worth while to cata |
Necklace
|
Mexico
| |
| 34-50-60/564 | Rosary of bone, coral, silver, malachite beads |
Bead
|
Tibet
| |
| 32-87-10/K206 | Ground stone vessel, semilunar, appears varnished |
Raw Material
|
Greenland
| |
| 2004.16.1 | Wood rosary |
Special
|
Chihuahua
| |
| 33-76-60/310 | Bone rosary - tibetan style |
Necklace
|
Mongolia
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.3911 | Gold rosary, XVIII century |
Manila
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 31-49-60/D3779 | Rosary made of human bone |
Shaft, modified
Necklace |
Tibet
| |
| 34-34-50/262 | Mohammedan rosary of wooden beads |
Bead
|
Liberia
|