Medium
mother-of-pearl, turtle shell, shell, seed, fibre string
Measurements
48.0 × 18.2 × 2.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists
© the artists
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Baga village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2008.302
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
The centrepiece of the necklace is a pearl shell with three tassels. The necklace is of glistening bush seeds interspaced with fragments of conus shells.