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Clamshell ring necklace
(20th century)

Medium
clam shell, candle nut, fibre string, tapa string, plastic

Measurements
45.8 × 16.0 × 2.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Jebo village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2008.298

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
A very fine necklace of graduated pink/orange shell fragments bound to a fine pair of clamshell wealth rings finished with a dance rattle of candle nuts.