Collection Online
Medium
conus shell, fibre string, cotton
Measurements
40.5 × 18.0 × 1.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Jebo village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2008.317
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
The necklace is made from the bases of graded conus shells intricately woven into a base of trade store material, bush rope and beaten bark.