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Mother of pearl necklace
(20th century)

Medium
mother of pearl, shell, nylon cord

Measurements
49.7 × 16.5 × 3.3 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
2008.300

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
A necklace of pinkish small sea snail shells with a centrepiece of a large single pearl shell.