Medium
conus shells, fibre string
Measurements
15.0 × 18.0 × 1.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Louise and Sam Dawson, 2008
© the artists
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Orotoaba village, Tufi District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
2008.312
Department
Pacific Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
A major wealth jewellery object, similar to the one modelled of Orotoaba village, Tufi district - a simple string of graduated bases of very large conus shells strung with bush rope.